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Years in Production / 1977–1982
Ford
FW-60
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Ford FW-60.
335hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1977–1982
Production years
Ford
Manufacturer
FW-60 / 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
Original price was $99,394 in 1982
- Distributor
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Steiger
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
- 30.1 gpm113.9 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
- 90
- Batteries
- 4
- Battery Cca
- 475 *Each
- Battery Volts
- 12
FW-60 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Cummins
turbocharged diesel
8-cylinder
liquid-cooled V-8
- Displacement
- 903 ci14.8 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.50x4.75 inches140 x 121 mm
- Power Gross
- 335 hp249.8 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual dry elements
- Compression Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2600
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 37.6 qts35.6 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 67.6 qts64.0 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled V-8
Engine Options
Cummins 14.8L 8-cyl diesel
FW-60 / 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 393mm 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-60 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 267 in678 cm
- Height (cab)
- 134.3 in341 cm
- Wheelbase
- 132.5 in336 cm
- Ground clearance
- 12 in30 cm
- Front tread
- 80 in203 cm
- Rear tread
- 80 in203 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 132.5 inches336 cm
- Weight
- 31100 lbs14106 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
Watch Ford FW-60 videos from their original YouTube creators.
FW-60 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1289
Diesel 20-speed 4WDSeptember 28 - October 10, 1978
Drawbar performance
Gear 3LO used for power test.
Gear 1HO used for pull test.
- Id
- 1289
- Max Power
- 270.87 hp202.0 kW
- Fuel Use
- 18.2 gal/hour68.9 l/hour
- Max Pull
- 29,304 lbs13292 kg