Ford TW-30 VS Hesston 780 specs comparison

Ford TW-30
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | TW-30 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1979 Until 1983 |
Price | 52,277 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford TW-30 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14Lx16.1 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 24.5x32 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 14,600 lbs or 6622 kg |
Length | 190.9 inches [484 cm] |
Width | 106.4 inches [270 cm] |
Height | 116 inches [294 cm] |
Wheelbase | 110.5 inches [280 cm] |
Ground clearance | 25.2 inches [64 cm] (2WD) |
Turning radius | 30 feet [9.1 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 | 175 hp or 130.5 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 494 lb-ft or 669.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 75 gal or 283.9 L |
Oil capacity | 20 qts or 18.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford TW-30 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 | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 356mm cerametallic disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential power assist wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab optional with available air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | 23 |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 20 gpm or 75.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 144.2 hp or 107.5 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 142.21 hp or 106.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 10.4 gal/hour or 39.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 16,553 lbs or 7508 kg |
Claimed power | 163 hp or 121.5 kW |
Real power | 157.04 hp or 117.1 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 9.4 gal/hour or 35.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 6,825 lbs or 3095 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Hesston 780
General InfosMake | Hesston |
Model | 780 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1981 Until 1984 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Hesston 780 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 18.4-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5495 lbs or 2492 kg |
Length | 144 inches [365 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 103.5 inches [262 cm] |
Wheelbase | 89 inches [226 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 224 ci or 3.7 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 21.1 gal or 79.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Hesston 780 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 45 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | mechanical shuttle |
Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | ROPS standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2702 psi or 186.3 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 59.97 hp or 44.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 4.4 gal/hour or 16.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 70 hp or 52.2 kW |
Real power | 66.67 hp or 49.7 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 | 4.0 gal/hour or 15.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
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 TW-30 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford TW-30 farm-tractor here
- Get your Hesston 780 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Hesston 780 farm-tractor here