Kubota MD97 VS Ford 1720 specs comparison
Kubota MD97
General Infos| Make | Kubota |
| Model | MD97 |
| Country | Japan |
| Production | From 1995 Until 2001 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Kubota MD97 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 11.2-24 |
| AG rear tires | 16.9-34 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 7694 lbs or 3489 kg |
| Length | 159.5 inches [405 cm] |
| Width | 78 inches [198 cm] |
| Height | 104.3 inches [264 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 96.3 inches [244 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 17.9 inches [45 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 54.3 to 78.4 inches |
| Front tread size | 52 to 59.5 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 284.7 ci or 4.7 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 95.7 hp or 71.4 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
| Torque | 264 lb-ft or 358.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 39.6 gal or 149.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 17.2 qts or 16.3 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota MD97 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 15.85 gpm or 60.0 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 91.5 hp or 68.2 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | 540@2035 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| 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 | 4486 lbs or 2034 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Ford 1720
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 1720 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1987 Until 2000 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 1720 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
| AG rear tires | 11.2-24 |
| Lawn front tires | 23x8.50-12 |
| Lawn rear tires | 23x8.50-12 |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 2491 lbs or 1129 kg |
| Length | 121.2 inches [307 cm] |
| Width | 55.2 inches [140 cm] |
| Height | 86 inches [218 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 65 inches [165 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 11.8 inches [29 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 43.3 to 58.7 inches |
| Front tread size | 43.5 to 57.5 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 91.3 ci or 1.5 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 26.5 hp or 19.8 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 1720 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 | mechanical shuttle |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 7.8 gpm or 29.5 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 2.8 gpm or 10.6 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 10.6 gpm or 40.1 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 23.5 hp or 17.5 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @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 | draft control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1742 lbs or 790 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its MD97 service repair manual
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