Ford 8730 VS Kubota M108S specs comparison
Ford 8730
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 8730 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1990 Until 1993 |
| Price | 56,500 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 8730 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 11.00-16 (2WD) |
| AG rear tires | 18.4/15-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 12,185 lbs or 5527 kg |
| Length | 191 inches [485 cm] |
| Width | 82 inches [208 cm] |
| Height | 113.8 inches [289 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 111 inches [281 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 16.4 inches [41 cm] |
| Turning radius | 16.75 feet [5.1 m] |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 75 gal or 283.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 19.6 qts or 18.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8730 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 90 amps |
| Trans system | Constant mesh |
| Trans type | - |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | optional cab with heat and A/C |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center gear pump, dual pumps optional |
| Valves | 2 to 4 |
| Pump flow | 20 gpm or 75.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | 16.9 gpm or 64.0 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 124.84 hp or 93.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 9.0 gal/hour or 34.1 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 15,614 lbs or 7082 kg |
| Claimed power | 140 hp or 104.4 kW |
| Real power | 135.70 hp or 101.2 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 8.1 gal/hour or 30.7 l/hour |
| Hitch system | position and draft control |
| Rear hitch | 3/2 |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Kubota M108S
General Infos| Make | Kubota |
| Model | M108S |
| Country | Japan |
| Production | From 2007 Until 2014 |
| Price | 36,542 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Kubota M108S Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4-3 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 6,349 lbs or 2879 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | 90 inches [228 cm] (2WD) |
| Height | 106 inches [269 cm] |
| Wheelbase | - |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | 15.4 feet [4.7 m] |
| Rear tread size | 67.1 to 79 inches |
| Front tread size | 60.6 to 80.3 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 230 ci or 3.8 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders 16 valves |
| Engine power | 108 hp or 80.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 46.2 gal or 174.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 11.3 qts or 10.7 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota M108S Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 900 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 45 amps |
| Trans system | Swing Shift Plus with creeper |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 48 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear (2WD) or front-and-rear (4WD) |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 1 to 3 |
| Pump flow | 17.2 gpm or 65.1 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 12.1 gpm or 45.8 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 16.6 gal or 62.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2844 psi or 196.1 bar |
| Max flow | 29.3 gpm or 110.9 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 96 hp or 71.6 kW |
| Real power | 99.27 hp or 74.0 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 540@2205 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 5.8 gal/hour or 22.0 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 5,560 lbs or 2522 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8730 service repair manual
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