New Holland 8240 VS Ford 8600 specs comparison

New Holland 8240
General InfosMake | New Holland |
Model | 8240 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1996 Until 1997 |
Price | 40,500 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | New Holland 8240 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8,684 lbs or 3939 kg |
Length | 176 inches [447 cm] |
Width | 83 inches [210 cm] |
Height | 110 inches [279 cm] |
Wheelbase | 103 inches [261 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 456 ci or 7.5 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 12 valves |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 57.5 gal or 217.6 L |
Oil capacity | 22.1 qts or 20.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | New Holland 8240 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 800 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | ElectroShift/Pulse Command |
Trans type | four-speed power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS with flat-deck platform |
Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic |
System | gear pump |
Valves | 1 to 4 |
Pump flow | 17.4 gpm or 65.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 84.5 hp or 63.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 6.4 gal/hour or 24.2 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 96 hp or 71.6 kW |
Real power | 100.8 hp or 75.2 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 | 5.8 gal/hour or 22.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | Position control and top-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 6,210 lbs or 2816 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Ford 8600
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 8600 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1972 Until 1976 |
Price | 15,200 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 8600 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 | 8,033 lbs or 3643 kg |
Length | 154.8 inches [393 cm] (row crop) |
Width | 85 inches [215 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 91.5 inches [232 cm] (all purpose) |
Ground clearance | 25.3 inches [64 cm] (all purpose front axle) |
Turning radius | 15 feet [4.6 m] |
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 | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 43 gal or 162.8 L |
Oil capacity | 12 qts or 11.4 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 8600 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 128 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | Dual Power |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | foot pedal |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 16 gal or 60.6 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 92.42 hp or 68.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.3 gal/hour or 27.6 l/hour |
Pulling power | 11,363 lbs or 5154 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 99.32 hp or 74.1 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 | 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- New Holland provided us with the latest version of its 8240 service repair manual
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