Ford 8730 VS Massey Ferguson 6480 specs comparison

Ford 8730
General InfosMake | 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 | - |

Massey Ferguson 6480
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 6480 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2004 Until 2012 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 6480 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9R28 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 11,052 lbs or 5013 kg |
Length | 177 inches [449 cm] |
Width | 111 inches [281 cm] |
Height | 60.7 inches [154 cm] (2WD) |
Wheelbase | 109.4 inches [277 cm] (2WD) |
Ground clearance | 13.6 inches [34 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 365.2 ci or 6.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 143 hp or 106.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 70 gal or 264.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 6480 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 120 amps |
Trans system | Dyna-6 |
Trans type | creeper |
Trans gears | 32 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | independent hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center PFC |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 29 gpm or 109.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 100.2 hp or 74.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 8.4 gal/hour or 31.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 115 hp or 85.8 kW |
Real power | 122.7 hp or 91.5 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 | 7.8 gal/hour or 29.5 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 9,391 lbs or 4259 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
Front hitch lift | 7,000 lbs or 3175 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8730 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 8730 farm-tractor here
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