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Years in Production / 1985–1993
Ford
5900
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Ford 5900.
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73hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
1985–1993
Production years
Ford
Manufacturer
5900 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1985 - 1993
Utility tractor
Production
Utility tractor
Original price was $17,400 in 1993
- Manufacturer
- Ford
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Power steering
Mechanical wet disc brakes
Two-post fixed ROPS.
- Final Drives
- planetary
- Differential Lock
- mechanical rear
Capacity
- Fuel
- 20 gal75.7 L
- Hydraulic System
- 14 gal53.0 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Capacity
- 14 gal53.0 L
- Valves
- 1
- Pump Flow
- 6 gpm22.7 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 3.6 gpm13.6 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
- Rear Lift
- 3340 lbs1515 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1900
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 32
- Battery Volts
- 12
- Battery Ah
- 128
5900 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Ford
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled inline
- Displacement
- 256 ci4.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.4094x4.2126 inches112 x 107 mm
- Power Gross
- 73 hp54.4 kW
- Fuel System
- direct injection
- Compression Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 9 qts8.5 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 15 qts14.2 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
Engine Options
Ford 4.2L 4-cyl diesel
5900 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- sliding gear
- Gears
- 8 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- 305mm dry disc
- Oil Capacity
- 11 qts10.4 L
Ford5900 Transmission
8-speed sliding gear
5900 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 146 in370 cm
- Width
- 76.9 in195 cm
- Height
- 68.2 in173 cm
- Height (ROPS)
- 94 in238 cm
- Wheelbase
- 87.5 in222 cm
- Front tread
- 54 in137 cm
- Rear tread
- 64 in162 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 87.5 inches222 cm
- Weight
- 5760 lbs2612 kg
- Front Tire
- 7.50-16
- Rear Tire
- 16.9-30
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 7.50-16
- Rear Ag
- 16.9-30
See it in action
Videos
Watch Ford 5900 videos from their original YouTube creators.