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Ford New Holland 30 series

7 models in this series

The 30 series from Ford New Holland comprises 7 models. Rated output ranges from 37 to 70 hp.

Ford New Holland 30 series (1990–1995) – the last Ford tractors from Basildon and Antwerp: 3230 to 5030 and 8730, the first digits as size class, 30 as series, A for four-wheel drive, three

The 30 series was the last tractor generation Ford New Holland built under the Ford name in Basildon, England, and Antwerp, Belgium – after Fiat bought the group in 1991 the tractors continued in Ford blue until 1995 before passing into the 35 and 40 series under the New Holland name. The type logic: the first digits order the size in ascending order – 3230 and 3930 the three-cylinders of the 40 to 50 hp class, 4130 to 5030 the four-cylinders up to about 70 hp, 8730 the six-cylinder with about 155 hp from the 30 series of big tractors – 30 marks the series succeeding the 10 series, A four-wheel drive. The engines are Ford's own diesels from Basildon: the three-cylinder of 3.1 and 3.3 litres, the four-cylinder of 4.2 litres and the six-cylinder of 6.6 litres, at 1,970 to 2,200 rpm – the range Ford had developed since the 1960s and which continued as Genesis in the 70s.

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The register lists 7 versions with 27.2 to 113.3 kW from three- to six-cylinders of 3,142 to 6,582 cm³, torque from 153 to 525 Nm, unladen weights from 2,437 to 6,740 kg, lengths from 3,521 to 4,913 mm, widths from 1,735 to 2,655 mm and heights from 2,248 to 2,898 mm.

The 3930 and 4630 are still the typical tractors of small farms and horse yards in Britain, Ireland and North America today – simple, with mechanical injection and synchromesh gearbox; in North America they were sold in Ford blue until the end of the 1990s.

On used tractors, operating hours, engine condition and injection pump, clutch and gearbox (Synchro or Dual Power), four-wheel-drive clutch on A models, hydraulics and sheet metal count; parts run through New Holland and are widely available.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Ford New Holland 30er-Baureihe, New Holland Agriculture (Rechtsnachfolger Ford New Holland)

Models compared

7 of 7 models.

	3230 (A)1990–1994	3930 (A)1990–1999	4130 (A)1990–1996	4630 (A)1990–1999	4830 (A)1990–1992	5030 (A)1992–1996	87301989–1994
Power	27.2 kW	37.5 kW	41.2 kW	44.9 kW	47.8 kW	51.5 kW	113.3 kW
Rated speed	2,000 rpm	1,970 rpm	2,200 rpm	2,200 rpm	2,200 rpm	2,200 rpm	2,200 rpm
Cylinders	3	3	3	3	4	4	6
Displacement	3,142 cm³	3,291 cm³	3,293 cm³	3,293 cm³	4,188 cm³	4,188 cm³	6,582 cm³
Torque	153 Nm	186 Nm	194 Nm	220 Nm	250 Nm	239 Nm	525 Nm
Top speed	30 km/h	30 km/h	30 km/h	30 km/h	30 km/h	30 km/h	30 km/h
Wheelbase	2,146 mm	2,146 mm	2,146 mm	2,146 mm	2,276 mm	2,276 mm	2,814 mm
Length	3,606 mm	3,525 mm	3,521 mm	3,521 mm	3,650 mm	3,650 mm	4,913 mm
Width	1,795 mm	1,771 mm	1,771 mm	1,735 mm	1,771 mm	1,835 mm	2,655 mm
Height	2,248 mm	2,438 mm	2,438 mm	2,485 mm	2,548 mm	2,548 mm	2,898 mm
Unladen weight	2,437 kg	2,742 kg	2,792 kg	2,790 kg	2,960 kg	2,820 kg	6,740 kg

Ford New Holland 30 series

Ford New Holland 30 series (1990–1995) – the last Ford tractors from Basildon and Antwerp: 3230 to 5030 and 8730, the first digits as size class, 30 as series, A for four-wheel drive, three

Models compared

Models

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3230 (A)

3930 (A)

4130 (A)

4630 (A)

4830 (A)

5030 (A)

8730