Ford 8600 VS Fordson Super Major specs comparison

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 | - |

Fordson Super Major
General InfosMake | Fordson |
Model | Super Major |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1961 Until 1964 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Fordson Super Major Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 12.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5330 lbs or 2417 kg |
Length | 130.5 inches [331 cm] |
Width | 65 inches [165 cm] |
Height | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
Wheelbase | 80 inches [203 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 199 ci or 3.3 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 54 hp or 40.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 1700 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
Oil capacity | 7.2 qts or 6.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Fordson Super Major Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | sliding gear |
Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 6 gpm or 22.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 40.21 hp or 30.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8,128 lbs or 3686 kg |
Claimed power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
Real power | 42.89 hp or 32.0 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 | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I,II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8600 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 8600 farm-tractor here
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