Kubota L1-285 VS Nuffield Universal M4 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota L1-285
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | L1-285 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1986 Until 1988 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota L1-285 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-15 | 
| AG rear tires | 13.6-24 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 2546 lbs or 1154 kg | 
| Length | 124.4 inches [315 cm] | 
| Width | 55.9 inches [141 cm] | 
| Height | 56.3 inches [143 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 68.3 inches [173 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 12.4 inches [31 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 42.5 to 61 inches | 
| Front tread size | 41.3 to 57.1 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 91.5 ci or 1.5 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 27.6 hp or 20.6 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | - | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota L1-285 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 | 16 forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| Braking system | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 27.2 hp or 20.3 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 600 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 1874 lbs or 850 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Nuffield Universal M4
General Infos| Make | Nuffield | 
| Model | Universal M4 | 
| Country | England | 
| Production | From 1948 Until 1961 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | - | 
| Service repair manual | Nuffield Universal M4 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-19 | 
| AG rear tires | 11.00-36 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | - | 
| Length | 123 inches 312 cm | 
| Width | 83 inches 210 cm | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 78 inches 198 cm | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 53 to 88 inches | 
| Front tread size | 48 to 76 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | - | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 38 hp 28.3 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) | 
| Torque | 138 lb-ft 187.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Fuel type | - | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 19.2 gal 72.7 L | 
| Oil capacity | 7.8 qts 7.4 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Nuffield Universal M4 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | gear | 
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse | 
| Clutch system | 280mm mechanical dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual | 
| Braking system | mechanical drum | 
| 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 | 25.4 hp 18.9 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 527@1400 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | transmission | 
| 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 | 3700 lbs 1678 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its L1-285 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota L1-285 farm-tractor here
 
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