John Deere 4230 VS Ford 1520 specs comparison

John Deere 4230 1973 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 4230

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 4230
Country United states
Production From 1973  Until 1977
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 4230 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 11.00x16
AG rear tires 18.4-26
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 8,100 lbs or 3674 kg
Length -
Width 54.375 inches [138 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 104 inches [264 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 11.3 feet [3.4 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 362 ci or 5.9 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 37 gal or 140.0 L
Oil capacity 17 qts or 16.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 4230 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 6 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere Syncro-Range
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 86 hp or 64.1 kW
Drawbar horsepower 83.95 hp or 62.6 kW
Fuel consumption 7.0 gal/hour or 26.5 l/hour
Pulling power 11,150 lbs or 5057 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 100 hp or 74.6 kW
Real power 100.32 hp or 74.8 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 7.1 gal/hour or 26.9 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Ford 1520 1987 comparison online with competitors

Ford 1520

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 1520
Country United states
Production From 1987  Until 1998
Price -
Tractor type Compact Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford 1520 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 5.00-15
AG rear tires 9.5-24
Lawn front tires 23x8.50-12
Lawn rear tires 23x8.50-12
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 2156 lbs or 977 kg
Length 112.4 inches [285 cm]
Width 48.4 inches [122 cm]
Height 84.3 inches [214 cm]
Wheelbase 63 inches [160 cm]
Ground clearance 11.2 inches [28 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 38.1 to 51.8 inches
Front tread size 39.2 to 50 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 81.2 ci or 1.3 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 22 hp or 16.4 kW
Engine RPM 2500 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 7.1 gal or 26.9 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor electric
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Ford 1520 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type hydrostatic
Trans gears infinite (3-range) forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 1
Pump flow 6.4 gpm or 24.2 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 2.8 gpm or 10.6 lpm
Tank capacity 5.8 gal or 22.0 L
Hydraulic pressure 2,133 psi or 147.1 bar
Max flow 9.2 gpm or 34.8 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 18.5 hp or 13.8 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO optional
Mid PTO RPM 2000 (rpm)
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system draft control
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 1934 lbs or 877 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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