• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Compact
  • No lab test on file
  • 1987–2000

WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

Ford 1720 (A) Transmission specs

10 transmission values on record for the 1720 (A).

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

26.1 hp

19.5 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1720”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

How fast will a 1720 (A) go?

The fastest speed on record for a 1720 (A) is 13.7 mph (22 km/h). The gearbox itself is not on record yet.

Transmission — 1720 (A) Transmission
Drive2WD
Forward gears12
Reverse gears4–12the article lists alternatives
Transmission as described12 forward/4 reverse or 12 forward/12 reverse
Clutchpedal-operated dry Daikin double clutch
Top speed forward13.7 mph · 22 km/h
Top speed reverse13.8 mph · 22.28 km/hhighest reverse speed printed in the article's speed tables
Steeringhydrostatic Sumitomo-Eaton steering
Front axleoscillating Ishikawaajima-Shibaura telescopic front axle
Front axle, optionaloscillating Ishikawaajima-Shibaura four-wheel drive steering axle

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1720”

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10 transmission values from Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1720”.

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  1. Traktorenlexikon: Ford 1720 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-110290 · revision 918466. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document