Kubota GL281 VS Ford 960 specs comparison
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 |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 5.9 gpm or 22.3 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| 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 | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1918 lbs or 870 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Ford 960
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 960 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1954 Until 1957 |
| Price | 2,561 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | Ford 960 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6x16 |
| AG rear tires | 12x28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 3,280 lbs or 1487 kg |
| Length | 132.6 inches [336 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 65.8 inches [167 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 85.3 inches [216 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 27.9 inches [70 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56 to 80 inches |
| Front tread size | 8.3 to 16.3 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 172 ci or 2.8 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders 8 valves |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | - |
| Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 6 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 960 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | positive |
| Charging system | generator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 20 amps |
| Trans system | Ford |
| Trans type | unsynchronized gear |
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 38.40 hp or 28.6 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 4,669 lbs or 2117 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1,250 lbs or 567 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its GL281 service repair manual
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