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Years in Production / 1977–1979
Ford
8700
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Ford 8700.
127hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1977–1979
Production years
Ford
Manufacturer
8700 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1977 - 1979
Row-Crop tractor
Production
Row-Crop tractor
- Manufacturer
- Ford
- Factories
- Romeo, Michigan, USA
- Factories
- Antwerp, Belgium
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Power steering
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Open operator station. Cab optional with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- inboard planetary
- Differential Lock
- mechanical rear
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Pump Flow
- 15.5 gpm58.7 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 4.2 gpm15.9 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II/I
- Rear Lift
- 5764 lbs2614 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540/1000
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1900
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@1935
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Battery Volts
- 12
8700 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Ford
diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 401 ci6.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.4094x4.4094 inches112 x 112 mm
- Power
- 127 hp94.7 kW
- Pre Heating
- ether injection
- Compression Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2300
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 12 qts11.4 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 21 qts19.9 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 22.5 qts (with heat)21.3 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Ford 6.6L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 58 gal219.5 L
8700 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
Four gears, plus reverse, in two ranges.
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 8 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
- Speeds Description
- With 15-38 rear tires.
Transmission (Option 2)
- Transmission
- Dual Power
- Transmission Type
- two-speed power shift
- Gears
- 16 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
- Speeds Description
- With 15-38 rear tires.
Transmission Options
8-speed gear
16-speed two-speed power shift
8700 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 180 in457 cm
- Width
- 79.2 in201 cm
- Height (cab)
- 119 in302 cm
- Wheelbase
- 111 in281 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 93.4 inches (2WD short)237 cm
- Wheelbase
- 109.7 inches (2WD long)278 cm
- Wheelbase
- 111 inches (4WD)281 cm
- Weight
- 9800 to 12270 pounds
- Front Tire
- 10.00-16
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-38
Tires And Tracks
- Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 10.00-16. Rear: 18.4-38
- 4wd Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 13-24. Rear: 15-38
- Front Ag
- 11.00-16
See it in action
Videos
Watch Ford 8700 videos from their original YouTube creators.
8700 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1424
Diesel 16-speed 2WDMay 16 - 24, 1977
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 5PD used for power test.
Gear 2PD used for pull test.
- Id
- 1424
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 110.58 hp82.5 kW
- Fuel Use
- 7.7 gal/hour29.1 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 6.6 gal/hour25.0 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 7.8 gal/hour29.5 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 99.56 hp74.2 kW
- Max Power
- 96.05 hp71.6 kW
- Max Pull
- 11581 lbs5253 kg