Kubota M8970 VS Ford 1210 specs comparison

Kubota M8970
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | M8970 |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 1990 Until 1998 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Kubota M8970 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 12.4-24 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 7716 lbs or 3499 kg |
Length | 160.2 inches [406 cm] |
Width | 80.7 inches [204 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 97.2 inches [246 cm] |
Ground clearance | 16.5 inches [41 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 62.2 to 81.1 inches |
Front tread size | 64.6 to 68.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 261.9 ci or 4.3 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 97 hp or 72.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | 248.2 lb-ft or 336.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 31.7 gal or 120.0 L |
Oil capacity | 16.3 qts or 15.4 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota M8970 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 200 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | - |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Four-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | standard |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 16.3 gpm or 61.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2630 psi or 181.3 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 85 hp or 63.4 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 5952 lbs or 2699 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Ford 1210
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 1210 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1983 Until 1986 |
Price | 6,952 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Ford 1210 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 4-12 |
AG rear tires | 8-16 |
Lawn front tires | 20x8.00-10 |
Lawn rear tires | 20x8.00-10 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 1329 lbs 602 kg |
Length | 101 inches 256 cm |
Width | 43.3 inches 109 cm |
Height | 79.5 inches 201 cm |
Wheelbase | 55.1 inches 139 cm |
Ground clearance | 10.4 inches 26 cm |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 35.4/41.3 inches |
Front tread size | 33.9/36.2 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | - |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 16 hp 11.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) |
Torque | 36 lb-ft 48.8 Nm | Torque RPM | 1800 (rpm) |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 4.8 gal 18.2 L |
Oil capacity | 3.5 qts 3.3 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 1210 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 72 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | 12 V |
Charging Amps | 35 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | creeper |
Trans gears | 15 forward and 3 reverse |
Clutch system | 184mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | spur gear |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | differential mechanical drum |
Cabin type | Two-post fixed ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
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 | 13.5 hp 10.1 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@2570 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electric |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | optional |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | independent |
Mid PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 881 lbs 399 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its M8970 service repair manual
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