John Deere 8430 VS Ford TW-30 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 8430
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 8430 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 2006 Until 2009 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8430 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 24,825 lbs or 11260 kg | 
| Length | 219.1 inches [556 cm] | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS) | 
| 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 | 330 hp or 246.1 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 8430 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 Independent Link Suspension | 
| 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 | - | 
| Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 211.26 hp or 157.5 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 13.6 gal/hour or 51.5 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 34,671 lbs or 15726 kg | 
| Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW | 
| Real power | 272.59 hp or 203.3 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 | 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 17,300 lbs or 7847 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Ford TW-30
General Infos| Make | 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 | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8430 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8430 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Ford TW-30 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Ford TW-30 farm-tractor here