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Years in Production / 1990–1994
Ford
3230
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Ford 3230.
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37hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1990–1994
Production years
Ford
Manufacturer
3230 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1990 - 1994
30 Utility Series
Utility tractor
Production
Utility tractor
Original price was $17,300 in 1994
- Manufacturer
- Ford
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Two-post ROPS.
- Steering
- hydrostatic power
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Type
- closed center (optional)
- Pressure
- 2500 psi172.4 bar
- Valves
- 0 to 2 (open center)
- Valves
- 1 to 4 (closed center)
- Pump Flow
- 7.7 gpm29.1 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 12.8 gpm (optional)48.4 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 3.6 gpm13.6 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- 2/1
- Control
- position control with top link draft sensing
- Rear Lift
- 3,080 lbs1397 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 55
- Battery Cca
- 800
- Battery Volts
- 12
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Under the hood
Engine Detail
Ford
diesel
3-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 192 ci3.1 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.40x4.20 inches112 x 107 mm
- Power
- 37 hp27.6 kW
- Compression Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2000
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 11 qts10.4 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 3
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Ford 3.1L 3-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 17.3 gal65.5 L
3230 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Gears
- 8 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Ford3230 Transmission
8-speed
3230 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- 2wd Wheelbase
- 84.5 inches214 cm
- 4wd Wheelbase
- 84.1 inches213 cm
- Weight
- 5,374 lbs2437 kg
- Front Tire
- 6.00-16
- Rear Tire
- 12.4-28
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 6.00-16
- Rear Ag
- 12.4-28
See it in action
Videos
Watch Ford 3230 videos from their original YouTube creators.
3230 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1642
Diesel 8x2 speed 4WDApril 9 - 25, 1991Link: OCED Tractor Test 1642 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 1H used for power test.
Gear 2L used for pull test.
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 32.33 hp24.1 kW
- Fuel Use
- 2.1 gal/hour7.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 2.0 gal/hour7.6 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 30.99 hp23.1 kW
- Max Power
- 26.03 hp19.4 kW
- Max Pull
- 4,275 lbs1939 kg