Ford TW-20 VS John Deere 8230 specs comparison

Ford TW-20
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | TW-20 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1979 Until 1983 |
Price | 40,648 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford TW-20 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 24.5-32 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 12,250 lbs or 5556 kg |
Length | 175.6 inches [446 cm] |
Width | 104.32 inches [264 cm] |
Height | 116 inches [294 cm] |
Wheelbase | 109.7 inches [278 cm] |
Ground clearance | 25.2 inches [64 cm] (2WD) |
Turning radius | 45.3 feet [13.8 m] |
Rear tread size | 60 to 90 inches |
Front tread size | 60 to 84 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 144.5 hp or 107.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 416 lb-ft or 564.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 33 gal or 124.9 L |
Oil capacity | 20 qts or 18.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford TW-20 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 128 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 72 amps |
Trans system | Dual Power |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | 356mm cerametallic disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet discs |
Cabin type | Cab optional with available air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 16 gpm or 60.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 18.25 gal or 69.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 121.5 hp or 90.6 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 116.64 hp or 87.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 8.9 gal/hour or 33.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 14155 lbs or 6420 kg |
Claimed power | 135 hp or 100.7 kW |
Real power | 131.43 hp or 98.0 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 | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 5,700 lbs or 2585 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 8230
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8230 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2006 Until 2009 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8230 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 23,747 lbs or 10771 kg |
Length | 219.1 inches [556 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS), 120.1 (MFWD) |
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 | 265 hp or 197.6 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 8230 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
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 | 2098 psi or 144.7 bar |
Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 180.35 hp or 134.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 218988 lbs or 99332 kg |
Claimed power | 200 hp or 149.1 kW |
Real power | 219.68 hp or 163.8 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 | 11.7 gal/hour or 44.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 12,400 lbs or 5624 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its TW-20 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford TW-20 farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 8230 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8230 farm-tractor here