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Years in Production / 1979–1982
Ford
1500
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Ford 1500.
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19hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1979–1982
Production years
Ford
Manufacturer
1500 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1979 - 1982
Hundred Compact Series
Compact Utility tractor
Shibaura built
Production
Compact Utility tractor
Built in Japan
Original price was $6,745 in 1982
- Distributor
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Shibaura
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Manual steering
Differential mechanical drum brakes
Two-post fixed ROPS.
Capacity
- Fuel
- 5.8 gal22.0 L
- Hydraulic System
- 5.3 gal20.1 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Capacity
- 5.3 gal20.1 L
Hitch
- Rear Type
- I
- Rear Lift At Ends
- 1,432 lbs649 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- transmission
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
- Front Pto
- independent OptOptional
- Clutch
- electric
- Front Pto Type
- pulley
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 35
- Battery Volts
- 12
- Battery Ah
- 72
1500 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Shibaura LET862C
diesel
2-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 69.2 ci1.1 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.35x3.94 inches85 x 100 mm
- Power
- 19.8 hp14.8 kW
- Power Gross
- 19.9 hp14.8 kW
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Pre Heating
- glow plugs
- Compression Ratio
- 21:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2500
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 4.5 qts4.3 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 5.6 qts5.3 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 2
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Shibaura 1.1L 2-cyl diesel
1500 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Three speeds, plus reverse, in four ranges.
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 21 qts19.9 L
- Speeds Description
- With 9.5-24 rear tires.
Ford1500 Transmission
12-speed gear
1500 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 110.2 in279 cm
- Width
- 50.5 in128 cm
- Height (ROPS)
- 84.3 in214 cm
- Wheelbase
- 59.3 in150 cm
- Ground clearance
- 12.6 in32 cm
- Front tread
- 39.8 in101 cm
- Rear tread
- 41.3 in104 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- 2wd Wheelbase
- 60.2 inches152 cm
- 4wd Wheelbase
- 59.3 inches150 cm
- Weight
- 2144 to 2305 pounds
- Front Tire
- 4.00-12
- Rear Tire
- 9.5-24
Tires And Tracks
- 2wd Ag Front
- 4.00-12
- 4wd Ag Front
- 6.00-14
- Rear Ag
- 9.5-24
- 2wd Lawn Turf Front
- 20x8-10
- 4wd Lawn Turf Front
- 25x8.5-14
- Lawn Turf Rear
- 13.6-16
See it in action
Videos
Watch Ford 1500 videos from their original YouTube creators.