Steiger Cougar III PTA-280 VS Ford 8240 specs comparison

Steiger Cougar III PTA-280 1981 comparison online with competitors

Steiger Cougar III PTA-280

General Infos
Make Steiger
Model Cougar III PTA-280
Country United states
Production From 1981  Until 1983
Price -
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Steiger Cougar III PTA-280 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 18.4x38
AG rear tires 18.4x38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 27600 lbs or 12519 kg
Length 264.6 inches [672 cm]
Width 39 inches [99 cm]
Height 134.9 inches [342 cm]
Wheelbase 132.5 inches [336 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 893 ci or 14.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 280 hp or 208.8 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque 945 lb-ft or 1281.4 Nm
Torque RPM 1200 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 225 gal or 851.6 L
Oil capacity 36 qts or 34.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts -
Parts And Accessories Steiger Cougar III PTA-280 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 90 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Allison HT-754
Trans type power shift with torque converter
Trans gears 10 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articualted 4WD
Final drive outboard planetary
Steering articulated power
Braking system hydraulic disc
Cabin type Safari Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow 28.6 gpm or 108.3 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2250 psi or 155.1 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 225 hp or 167.8 kW
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 125 hp or 93.2 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Ford 8240 1992 comparison online with competitors

Ford 8240

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 8240
Country United states
Production From 1992  Until 1995
Price 40,500  USD
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford 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 Ford 8240 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 800
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system ElectroShift/Pulse Command
Trans type four-speed power shift
Trans gears 16 forward and reverse
Clutch system wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
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
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
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 -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
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 -

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