John Deere 8430 VS Kubota L225 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 | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota L225
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | L225 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1974 Until 1976 | 
| Price | 4,500 USD | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota L225 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 4.00-15 | 
| AG rear tires | 9.5-24 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 1,995 lbs or 904 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 60.25 inches [153 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 39.375 to 54.125 inches | 
| Front tread size | 38.625 to 52.375 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 68.3 ci or 1.1 L | 
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 24 hp or 17.9 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | - | 
| Oil capacity | 5.6 qts or 5.3 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota L225 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual | 
| Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe | 
| Cabin type | - | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 1700 psi or 117.2 bar | 
| Max flow | 3.7 gpm or 14.0 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 16.06 hp or 12.0 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 1.5 gal/hour or 5.7 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 2,015 lbs or 914 kg | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | 19.96 hp or 14.9 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2534 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 1.4 gal/hour or 5.3 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| 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 Kubota L225 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Kubota L225 farm-tractor here