Kubota M8540 VS CaseIH Puma 230 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota M8540
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | M8540 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 2007 Until 2013 | 
| Price | 29,955 USD | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota M8540 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-18 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-2 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | 12.5/80-18 (4WD) | 
| Indus rear tires | 18.5L-24 (4WD) | 
| Weight | 5,005 lbs or 2270 kg | 
| Length | 153 inches [388 cm] (2WD) | 
| Width | 78 inches [198 cm] | 
| Height | 101 inches [256 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 88.6 inches [225 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 18.3 inches [46 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 13.8 feet [4.2 m] | 
| Rear tread size | 59.8 to 75.6 inches | 
| Front tread size | 56.7 to 80.3 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 230 ci or 3.8 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders 16 valves | 
| Engine power | 85.5 hp or 63.8 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 23.8 gal or 90.1 L | 
| Oil capacity | 11.3 qts or 10.7 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota M8540 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 900 | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 45 ROPS amps | 
| Trans system | Hydraulic-Shuttle | 
| Trans type | power shuttle | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | wet discs | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS with optional canopy | 
| Differentiel lock | rear standard | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 1 to 3 | 
| Pump flow | 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 6.1 gpm or 23.1 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | 14.25 gal or 53.9 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2844 psi or 196.1 bar | 
| Max flow | 23.1 gpm or 87.4 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 76 hp or 56.7 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2205 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | 5,510 lbs or 2499 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        CaseIH Puma 230
General Infos| Make | CaseIH | 
| Model | Puma 230 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 2011 Until 2013 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | CaseIH Puma 230 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 19800 lbs or 8981 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 113.6 inches [288 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 411 ci or 6.7 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves | 
| Engine power | 269 hp or 200.6 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 104 gal or 393.6 L | 
| Oil capacity | 16 qts or 15.1 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | CaseIH Puma 230 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 1300 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 150 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | continuously variable transmission (CVT) | 
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | - | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center pressure flow compensating | 
| Valves | 3 to 5 | 
| Pump flow | 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | 22 gal or 83.3 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | 52 gpm or 196.8 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 165.2 hp or 123.2 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 18250 lbs or 8278 kg | 
| Claimed power | 195 hp or 145.4 kW | 
| Real power | 214.6 hp or 160.0 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.5 gal/hour or 43.5 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | 2/3N | 
| Rear hitch lift | 10,200 lbs or 4626 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its M8540 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota M8540 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your CaseIH Puma 230 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for CaseIH Puma 230 farm-tractor here