4Kᵁᴴᴰ Massey Ferguson MF 8730 Dyna VT tractor & Dowdeswell 6 furrow reversible plough in Suffolk.
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Years in Production / 2014–2017
Massey Ferguson
8730
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey Ferguson 8730.
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265hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
2014–2017
Production years
Massey Ferguson
Manufacturer
8730 / 01
At a glance
Overview
2014 - 2017
8700 Series
Row-Crop tractor
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Jackson, Minnesota, USA
- Manufacturer
- Massey Ferguson (a part of AGCO)
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning. Optional OptiRide Plus hydraulic cab suspension. AgCommand ready; AUTO-GUIDE 3000
- Differential Lock
- electro-hydraulic
- Steering
- hydrostatic power
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center load sensing (CCLS)
- Pressure
- 2900 psi200.0 bar
- Valves
- 4 to 6
- Pump Flow
- 54 gpm204.4 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III/IVN
- Rear Lift At Ends
- 26455 lbs11999 kg
- Drawbar
- Cat. 3
- Drawbar
- Cat 3 Heavy Duty (optional)
- Drawbar
- Cat 4 (optional)
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000/1000E (1.75)
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 240 (twin 120A)
- Charging Volts
- 12
- Battery Volts
- 12
8730 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
AGCO POWER
turbocharged with air-to-air intercooler diesel
6-cylinder 24-valve
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 512.6 ci8.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.37x5.71 inches111 x 145 mm
- Emissions
- Tier IV
- Emission Control
- selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
- Power
- 265 hp197.6 kW
- Maximum Power
- 295 hp220.0 kW
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
AGCO POWER 8.4L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 166 gal628.3 L
- Exhaust Fluid Def
- 15.8 gal59.8 L
8730 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission
- Dyna-VT
- Transmission Type
- continuously variable transmission (CVT)
- Gears
- infinite forward and reverse2-range
Massey Ferguson8730 Transmission
continuously variable transmission (CVT)
8730 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 122 inches309 cm
- Weight
- 23810 lbs10800 kg
See it in action
Videos
Watch Massey Ferguson 8730 videos from their original YouTube creators.
8730 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test2907
Diesel Dyna-VT 4WDJanuary 2015 - April 2015, Link: OCED Tractor Test 2907 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Pull at 13.82KPH
Pull at 2.50KPH
- Max Power
- 261.5 hp195.0 kW
- Max Power
- 217.2 hp162.0 kW
- Fuel Use
- 14.3 gal/hour54.1 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 13.4 gal/hour50.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 14.4 gal/hour54.5 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 233.5 hp174.1 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 258.7 hp192.9 kW
- Max Pull
- 22595 lbs10249 kg