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Years in Production / 1979–1982
Ford
1700
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Ford 1700.
23hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1979–1982
Production years
Ford
Manufacturer
1700 / 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 $7,353 in 1982
- Distributor
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Shibaura
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Differential mechanical drum brakes
Two-post fixzed ROPS.
- Steering
- manual
- Steering
- power OptOptional
Capacity
- Fuel
- 5.8 gal22.0 L
- Hydraulic System
- 5.8 gal22.0 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Capacity
- 5.8 gal22.0 L
Hitch
- Rear Type
- I
- Rear Lift At Ends
- 3813 lbs1729 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- transmission
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@2452
- 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
1700 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Shibaura LE892
diesel
2-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 77.6 ci1.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.54x3.94 inches90 x 100 mm
- Power
- 23.9 hp17.8 kW
- Power Gross
- 25 hp18.6 kW
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Pre Heating
- glow plugs
- Compression Ratio
- 21:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2500
- Firing Order
- 2-1
- Starter Volts
- 12
- 2wd Oil Capacity
- 5.3 qts5.0 L
- 4wd Oil Capacity
- 4.8 qts4.5 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 5.6 qts5.3 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 2
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Shibaura 1.3L 2-cyl diesel
1700 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Three speeds, plus reverse, in four ranges.
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 23 qts21.8 L
- Speeds Description
- With 11.2-24 rear tires.
Ford1700 Transmission
12-speed gear
1700 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 110.6 in280 cm
- Width
- 54.7 in138 cm
- Height
- 56 in142 cm
- Height (ROPS)
- 85.5 in217 cm
- Wheelbase
- 60.2 in152 cm
- Ground clearance
- 14.4 in36 cm
- Front tread
- 43.5 in110 cm
- Rear tread
- 43.3 in109 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- 2wd Wheelbase
- 60.2 inches152 cm
- 4wd Wheelbase
- 59.3 inches150 cm
- Weight
- 2444 to 2633 pounds
- Front Tire
- 5.00-15
- Rear Tire
- 11.2-24
Tires And Tracks
- 2wd Ag Front
- 5.00-15
- 4wd Ag Front
- 6.00x16
- Rear Ag
- 11.2-24
- 2wd Lawn Turf Front
- 20x8-10
- 4wd Lawn Turf Front
- 6.00-16
- Lawn Turf Rear
- 13.6-16
See it in action
Videos
Watch Ford 1700 videos from their original YouTube creators.
1700 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1325
Diesel 12-speed 2WDSeptember 24 - 28, 1979
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3-2 used for power test.
Gear 2-3 used for pull test.
- Id
- 1325
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 23.26 hp17.3 kW
- Fuel Use
- 1.8 gal/hour6.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 0.0 gal/hour0.0 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 1.7 gal/hour6.4 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 23.02 hp17.2 kW
- Max Power
- 18.82 hp14.0 kW
- Max Pull
- 2,801 lbs1270 kg