Ford Tractors
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Compairing apples and oranges here bro, Ford 3000 was in production for a number of years both as gas or diesel. Theres a 47hp motor in the 3000. There's several model Kubota tractors with 47hp's in them. The Ford 860 you mentioned is also a 40hp tractor but 20 years older from the 3000
If you are comparing strictly on horsepower alone, 47 horsepower puts you into much newer Kubotas like the Grand L4740 or maybe an MX4740. For the Ford 830 at 40 horsepower, the L3600 with about 39 hp comes to mind.
The truth is though, looking at a L4740 and a Ford 3000 - aside from the seat and tires and horsepower rating, they do represent tractor technology that is 30-35 years apart. The comparison is not fair. Both the 3000 and the 860 are well before Kubota's time in North America.
The Ford 3000 had a 10 year run from the mid 1960s through to mid 1970s - the Ford 830 was even before that. At that time, Kubota had very little to offer in their lineup and nothing in that size - period. The most Kubota you could get in 1975 would be the L285 with about 30 horsepower. In 1984 Kubota started to fill out their L Series lineup starting first with the L4150 at 50 hp.
Like Eric says - a bit of an apples/oranges comparison, but if I had to pick, I would say the L4150 for the Ford 3000 and the L3600 for the Ford 860 - largely based on approximate vintage and horsepower range. It has only been since the mid-to-late 1990s that we have seen Kubota produce 50+ hp equipment in larger volume.
The truth is though, looking at a L4740 and a Ford 3000 - aside from the seat and tires and horsepower rating, they do represent tractor technology that is 30-35 years apart. The comparison is not fair. Both the 3000 and the 860 are well before Kubota's time in North America.
The Ford 3000 had a 10 year run from the mid 1960s through to mid 1970s - the Ford 830 was even before that. At that time, Kubota had very little to offer in their lineup and nothing in that size - period. The most Kubota you could get in 1975 would be the L285 with about 30 horsepower. In 1984 Kubota started to fill out their L Series lineup starting first with the L4150 at 50 hp.
Like Eric says - a bit of an apples/oranges comparison, but if I had to pick, I would say the L4150 for the Ford 3000 and the L3600 for the Ford 860 - largely based on approximate vintage and horsepower range. It has only been since the mid-to-late 1990s that we have seen Kubota produce 50+ hp equipment in larger volume.
Thanks guys yeah I thought about it afterwords and your right about apples and oranges,,(a little play on words there mr K
) I found some stuff quite by accident, and he had both fords, everything is much to large for my little BX, and I was wondering what mdl "K" would handle it
) I found some stuff quite by accident, and he had both fords, everything is much to large for my little BX, and I was wondering what mdl "K" would handle it
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L245DT FEL, JD450 Track loader, 5' scrape blade&mower, 5x10 trailer, Dump truck
I'm sport for this question............
.........I think a B6000E could whup a ford............ LOL