Ford FW-30 VS Kubota M4500 specs comparison

Ford FW-30
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | 4 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 475 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 90 amps |
Trans system | Spicer 1010 |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 20 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic dry disc |
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 | - |
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 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 |
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 |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 12500 lbs or 5670 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Kubota M4500
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | M4500 |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 1978 Until 1985 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Kubota M4500 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 2WD Shipping: |
Length | 132.5 inches 336 cm |
Width | 66.1 inches 167 cm |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 78.2 inches 198 cm |
Ground clearance | 16.7 inches 42 cm |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 51.2 to 74.8 inches |
Front tread size | 50.4 to 78 inches |
Turning radius | 4750 lbs 2154 kg |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | - |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 55.5 hp 41.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 14.3 gal 54.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota M4500 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partially synchronized |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | differential mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 49 hp 36.5 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@2193 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its FW-30 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford FW-30 farm-tractor here
- Get your Kubota M4500 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Kubota M4500 farm-tractor here