Ford FW-30 VS John Deere 8430 specs comparison

Ford FW-30 1977 comparison online with competitors

Ford FW-30

General Infos
Make Ford
Model FW-30
Country United states
Production From 1977  Until 1982
Price 85,166  USD
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford FW-30 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 24.5x32
AG rear tires 24.5x32
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 31,310 lbs or 14202 kg
Length 267 inches [678 cm]
Width -
Height 134.3 inches [341 cm]
Wheelbase 132.5 inches [336 cm]
Ground clearance 12 inches [30 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 903 ci or 14.8 L
Cylinders 8 cylinders
Engine power 265 hp or 197.6 kW
Engine RPM 2600 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 225 gal or 851.6 L
Oil capacity 37.6 qts or 35.6 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Ford FW-30 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 4
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 475
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 90 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Spicer 1010
Trans type -
Trans gears 20 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive outboard planetary
Steering articulated power
Braking system hydraulic dry disc
Cabin type Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 4 or 5
Pump flow 30.1 gpm or 113.9 lpm
SVC flow 20 gpm or 75.7 lpm
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 25 gal or 94.6 L
Hydraulic pressure 2250 psi or 155.1 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 205 hp or 152.9 kW
Drawbar horsepower 205.2 hp or 153.0 kW
Fuel consumption 15.0 gal/hour or 56.8 l/hour
Pulling power 27803 lbs or 12611 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 57 hp or 42.5 kW
Real power 105.31 hp or 78.5 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 10.9 gal/hour or 41.3 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 12500 lbs or 5670 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 8430 2006 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8430

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8430
Country United states
Production From 2006  Until 2009
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8430 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 24,825 lbs or 11260 kg
Length 219.1 inches [556 cm]
Width -
Height 122.9 inches [312 cm]
Wheelbase 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS)
Ground clearance 17.4 inches [44 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 548 ci or 9.0 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders 24 valves
Engine power 330 hp or 246.1 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 180 gal or 681.3 L
Oil capacity 25.5 qts or 24.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8430 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 200 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT)
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears infinite forward and reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 Independent Link Suspension
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type CommandView cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center PFC
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow 31.7 gpm or 120.0 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 9.5 gal or 36.0 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 211.26 hp or 157.5 kW
Fuel consumption 13.6 gal/hour or 51.5 l/hour
Pulling power 34,671 lbs or 15726 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 250 hp or 186.4 kW
Real power 272.59 hp or 203.3 kW
Engine @RPM 540@1817 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 17,300 lbs or 7847 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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