John Deere 720 Oil Capacity by Engine (11–12 Quarts)

The John Deere 720 tractor has published engine oil capacities from 11 to 12 US quarts (10.41 to 11.36 litres), depending on the engine or fuel variant. The representative 11-quart setup is very low for the 6.0–7.9 L peer group.
Tractor engine oil specifications
John Deere · 720 · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1956 – 1958Capacity: 11–12 US qt (10.41–11.36 L)Engine: 5.9–6.2 LFuel: Diesel and GasolineVariants: 3
11–12 US qt (10.41–11.36 L)Engine oil capacity
5.9–6.2 LEngine size
Diesel and GasolineFuel
1956 – 1958Model years
Capacity overview

Oil capacity summary

The John Deere 720 has multiple published engine-oil capacities in this dataset. The listed capacity is 11–12 US qt (10.41–11.36 L). Oil capacity can vary by engine, fuel configuration and production revision, so the exact variant table below matters when more than one setup exists.

Tractor-engine benchmark

How this oil capacity compares

Peer values use tractors in the same engine-size class.

Engine oil capacity

Very low

11 qt
Low14 qt
This model11 qt
Average18.8 qt
High22.2 qt

Typical low and high use the 10th and 90th percentile of this engine-size group, which avoids one unusual tractor distorting the scale.

At a glance

Tractor profile

Oil capacity11–12 US qt (10.41–11.36 L)
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere
Fuel typeDiesel and Gasoline
Cylinders2
Displacement5.9–6.2 L
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Overview

Model information

Manufacturer John Deere
Model 720
Category Farm tractor
Model years 1956 – 1958
Tractor type Row-Crop Tractor
Engine / capacity variants 3
Engine & fuel variants

Oil-capacity variants

Different engine, fuel or production variants are shown separately when they have distinct published oil-capacity data.

Fuel Engine Displacement Cyl. Oil capacity Litres Variant / note
John Deere 5.9 L 2 12 qt 11.36 L Oil capacity
Diesel John Deere 6.2 L 2 11 qt 10.41 L Oil capacity
Gasoline John Deere 5.9 L 2 12 qt 11.36 L Oil capacity
Full specifications

Technical details

Engine details

Engine manufacturerJohn Deere
Fuel typeDiesel and Gasoline
Cylinders2
Displacement5.9–6.2 L

Oil service data

Published capacity11–12 US qt (10.41–11.36 L)
US gallon equivalent2.75–3 gal
Oil to have on hand3 × 1-gal jugs (about exact)
Peer positionVery low