John Deere 4230 VS Kubota GL281 specs comparison

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	-

Kubota GL281

General Infos

Make	Kubota
Model	GL281
Country	Japan
Production	From 1996  Until 2001
Price	-
Tractor type	Compact Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Kubota GL281 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	8-16
AG rear tires	11.2-26
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	2679 lbs or 1215 kg
Length	123.2 inches [312 cm]
Width	55.1 inches [139 cm]
Height	78 inches [198 cm]
Wheelbase	66.9 inches [169 cm]
Ground clearance	14.2 inches [36 cm]
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	44.5 to 55.9 inches
Front tread size	44.5 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	91.5 ci or 1.5 L
Cylinders	3 cylinders
Engine power	28.6 hp or 21.3 kW
Engine RPM	2700 (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	Kubota GL281 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	power shift
Trans gears	16 forward and reverse
Clutch system	dry disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive	-
Steering	power
Braking system	mechanical wet disc
Cabin type	Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	-
Valves	-
Pump flow	5.9 gpm or 22.3 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	-
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	27.6 hp or 20.6 kW
Real power	-
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	-
Rear PTO RPM	545 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	I
Rear hitch lift	1918 lbs or 870 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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