Foton FT 254 – specifications
Series: FT
Build year not documented · Data origin: Official register · sources
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Foton FT – standard field tractors from China: two- to four-cylinder diesel engines from Tianjin Perkins, 26 to 52 kW (35 to 70 hp)
Foton is a Chinese vehicle manufacturer headquartered near Beijing whose agricultural division, under the Foton Lovol name, builds field tractors and harvesting equipment; the FT range bundles mid-size standard tractors in the power band between compact and large tractors. The engines come from Tianjin Perkins, a joint venture of Perkins and Chinese partners that builds diesel engines under Perkins licence in China.
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The register lists here 5 versions with 26 to 52 kW, or 35 to 70 hp, powered by Tianjin Perkins diesel engines.
Tractors of this power class serve, in China and in the export markets of Asia, Africa and eastern Europe, the broad mass of small and medium-sized arable farms, where a low purchase price, simple technology and easy servicing matter more than comfort equipment; Foton positions itself here against other Chinese agricultural-machinery brands such as YTO and Dongfeng and against used Western and Japanese tractors.
On a used Foton FT, the condition of the injection pump and cooling system of the Perkins-licence engine, the clutch and mechanical transmission, the tightness of the hydraulic pump, and rust on the chassis and body panels all matter; spare parts usually run through Foton distribution partners and the wider general trade in Chinese agricultural-machinery parts.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Foton FT
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- Load the hydraulics and watch for sag.
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