Kubota L3430 VS Ford 8700 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota L3430
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | L3430 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 2003 Until 2007 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota L3430 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.2-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 12.4-24 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 3305 lbs or 1499 kg | 
| Length | 114.8 inches [291 cm] | 
| Width | 59.8 inches [151 cm] | 
| Height | 84.3 inches [214 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 71.1 inches [180 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 14 inches [35 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 8.9 feet [2.7 m] | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 100.5 ci or 1.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 35.1 hp or 26.2 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 10.6 gal or 40.1 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota L3430 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 40 amps | 
| Trans system | Glideshift | 
| Trans type | hydrostatic | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 8 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Grand Cab optional | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | 3 | 
| Pump flow | 8.3 gpm or 31.4 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 4.9 gpm or 18.5 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | 13.2 gpm or 50.0 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 27 hp or 20.1 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | optional | 
| Mid PTO RPM | 2000 (rpm) | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 2,650 lbs or 1202 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Ford 8700
General Infos| Make | Ford | 
| Model | 8700 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1977 Until 1979 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Ford 8700 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 12270 lbs or 5565 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | - | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | - | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8700 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | Dual Power | 
| Trans type | two-speed power shift | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| 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 | 96.0 hp or 71.6 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 96.05 hp or 71.6 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 7.8 gal/hour or 29.5 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 11581 lbs or 5253 kg | 
| Claimed power | 110.58 hp or 82.5 kW | 
| Real power | 99.56 hp or 74.2 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its L3430 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota L3430 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Ford 8700 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Ford 8700 farm-tractor here