11 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFord 90001969–1972No measured PTO figureTractor twoSteyr 8160 a1976–1980No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (26%); the drive differs (2WD; 4WD); they were not built in overlapping years (1969–1972; 1976–1980). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
11 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 9000 | 8160 a | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 145.0 hp | 138 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Ford 401 | Steyr WD-612.85 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 6.58 L | 6.59 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 372 lb·ft · 504 N·m | 403 lb·ft · 546 N·m | +8% 8160 a |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/h | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 16.0 gpm · 60.6 L/min | 10.8 gpm · 41.0 L/min | +48% 9000 |
| Pressure declared | — | 3,553 psi · 245 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 1000 rpm | 1000 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 9,800 lb · 4,445 kg | 12,324 lb · 5,590 kg | +26% 8160 a |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 17,637 lb · 8,000 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 91.5 in · 2,324 mm | 106.3 in · 2,700 mm | +16% 8160 a |
| Length declared | 151.0 in · 3,835 mm | 193.3 in · 4,910 mm | +28% 8160 a |
| Width declared | 91.1 in · 2,314 mm | 96.1 in · 2,440 mm | +5% 8160 a |
| Ground clearance declared | 25.3 in · 643 mm | 18.9 in · 480 mm | +34% 9000 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 11.0 ft · 3.35 m | 15.7 ft · 4.80 m | +43% 8160 a |
| Fuel tank declared | 172.0 qt · 162.8 L | 258.9 qt · 245.0 L | +50% 8160 a |
Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.
Ford 9000 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8730”
Steyr 8160 a sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8160”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 1400”