BigIron Online Auction TBD =HC2779= 1981 Ford FW-20 4x4 Tractor
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Years in Production / 1977–1982
Ford
FW-20
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Ford FW-20.
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210hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1977–1982
Production years
Ford
Manufacturer
FW-20 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1977 - 1982
FW Series
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Steiger built
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
- Distributor
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Steiger
- Original Price
- $70,699
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Articulated power steering
Hydraulic dry disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- outboard planetary
Capacity
- Fuel
- 225 gal851.6 L
- Hydraulic System
- 25 gal94.6 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Capacity
- 25 gal94.6 L
- Pressure
- 2250 psi155.1 bar
- Valves
- 4 or 5
- Pump Flow
- 33.3 gpm126.0 lpm
- Scv Flow
- 20 gpm75.7 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III
- Rear Lift At24610mm
- 12500 lbs5670 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent *Optional. Hydrostatic-driven PTO
- Rear Type
- 540/1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 80
- Batteries
- 4
- Battery Cca
- 475 *Each
- Battery Volts
- 12
FW-20 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Cummins
diesel
8-cylinder
liquid-cooled V-8
- Displacement
- 555 ci9.1 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.625x4.125 inches117 x 105 mm
- Power Gross
- 210 hp156.6 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements
- Compression Ratio
- 17:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2850
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 31.6 qts29.9 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 54.4 qts51.5 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 8
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled V-8
Engine Options
Cummins 9.1L 8-cyl diesel
FW-20 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
Five gears (1-5) plus reverse (R) in two ranges (low/high).
- Transmission
- Spicer 1010
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic 355mm cerametallic dry discs
- Oil Capacity
- 37 qts35.0 L
Transmission (Option 2)
Optional dual-speed transfer case provides 20 forward gears on the base 10-speed transmission.
- Gears
- 20 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic dry disc
Transmission Options
10-speed
20-speed
FW-20 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 267 in678 cm
- Height
- 94.3 in239 cm
- Height (cab)
- 134.3 in341 cm
- Wheelbase
- 132.5 in336 cm
- Ground clearance
- 12 in30 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 132.5 inches336 cm
- Weight
- 29615 lbs13433 kg
- Front Tire
- 18.4x38
- Rear Tire
- 18.4x38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 18.4x38
- Front Ag
- 24.5x32
- Front Ag
- 30.5x32
- Front Ag
- 18.4x34
- Front Ag
- 20.8x34
- Front Ag
- 20.8x38
- Front Ag
- 23.1x30
- Front Ag
- 23.1x34
- Rear Ag
- 18.4x38
- Rear Ag
- 24.5x32
- Rear Ag
- 30.5x32
- Rear Ag
- 18.4x34
- Rear Ag
- 20.8x34
- Rear Ag
- 20.8x38
- Rear Ag
- 23.1x30
- Rear Ag
- 23.1x34
See it in action
Videos
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FW-20 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1291
Diesel 20-speed 4WDOctober 5 - 12, 1978
Drawbar performance
Gear 3-LO used for power test.
Gear 1-LS used for pull test.
- Id
- 1291
- Max Power
- 150.51 hp112.2 kW
- Fuel Use
- 12.4 gal/hour46.9 l/hour
- Max Pull
- 27155 lbs12317 kg