Steiger Cougar III ST-280 VS Ford 8700 specs comparison

Steiger Cougar III ST-280
General InfosMake | Steiger |
Model | Cougar III ST-280 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1981 Until 1983 |
Price | 89,000 USD |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Steiger Cougar III ST-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 | 25,600 lbs or 11612 kg |
Length | 252 inches [640 cm] |
Width | 96 inches [243 cm] (tractor body) |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 128 inches [325 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 | 267 gal or 1010.6 L |
Oil capacity | 36 qts or 34.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Steiger Cougar III ST-280 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 90 amps |
Trans system | Dana-Spicer 1010 |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 20 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 393.7mm hydraulic dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | outboard planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic dry disc |
Cabin type | Safari Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
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 type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 247.27 hp or 184.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 15.1 gal/hour or 57.2 l/hour |
Pulling power | 32,462 lbs or 14724 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | - |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 3 |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Ford 8700
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 8700 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1977 Until 1979 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 8700 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 | 12270 lbs or 5565 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
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 | - |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | - |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 8700 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Dual Power |
Trans type | two-speed power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 96.0 hp or 71.6 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 96.05 hp or 71.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.8 gal/hour or 29.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 11581 lbs or 5253 kg |
Claimed power | 110.58 hp or 82.5 kW |
Real power | 99.56 hp or 74.2 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Steiger provided us with the latest version of its Cougar III ST-280 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Steiger Cougar III ST-280 farm-tractor here
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