Ford 700
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Ford 8100 A: water-cooled six-cylinder diesel tractor from the 700 series, 6,224 cc, 77 kW and 4,825 kg weight, built 1978 to 1981
Ford was an American vehicle manufacturer whose tractor division built its own farm machinery in North America and Europe before it was sold to the Italian Fiat group in 1991 and absorbed into New Holland. The 8100 A from the 700 series was built from 1978 to 1981 and ranked among the manufacturer's larger tractors of that period.
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The 8100 A is powered by a water-cooled six-cylinder diesel engine of 6,224 cc, producing 105 hp, or 77 kW, and 372 Nm of torque at 2,100 rpm. At a weight of 4,825 kg, a length of 4,615 mm, a height of 2,900 mm and a width of 2,010 mm, with a wheelbase of 2,915 mm, the machine ranks among the heavier wheeled tractors in the register; top speed is 25 km/h.
A six-cylinder engine of over 6 litres belongs to a different world of work than the smaller three- and four-cylinder tractors of the same make: it is built for primary tillage with wider ploughs and cultivators and for heavy trailer loads that call for high torque at comparatively low engine speed. A machine of this size is not intended for work with light mounted implements or for fast road travel.
When buying such a heavy Ford tractor secondhand, the condition of the axles, final drives and tyres given the high weight, and the tightness of the hydraulic lines for implements and steering, matter most. Also worth checking are the injection pump and injectors of the large diesel engine, the cooling system, and the clutch and gearbox for wear caused by the high torque transmitted.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Ford 8100 A
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