Ford 8730 Oil Capacity (19.6 Quarts / 18.55 L)

The Ford 8730 tractor has a published engine oil capacity of 19.6 US quarts (18.55 litres). For tractors in the 6.0–7.9 L engine-size class, that is around average versus a peer average of 18.8 quarts. For a routine oil change, having 5 × 1-gal jugs (~0.4 qt spare) on hand covers the published capacity.
Tractor engine oil specifications
Ford · 8730 · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1990 – 1993Capacity: 19.6 US qt (18.55 L)Engine: 6.6 LFuel: DieselVariants: 1
19.6 US qt (18.55 L)Engine oil capacity
6.6 LEngine size
DieselFuel
1990 – 1993Model years
Capacity overview

Oil capacity summary

The Ford 8730 has one published engine-oil capacity in this dataset. The listed capacity is 19.6 US qt (18.55 L). Oil capacity can vary by engine, fuel configuration and production revision, so confirm the specification for the exact tractor before servicing.

Tractor-engine benchmark

How this oil capacity compares

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

Engine oil capacity

Around average

19.6 qt
Low14 qt
This model19.6 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 capacity19.6 US qt (18.55 L)
Engine manufacturerFord
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders6
Displacement6.6 L
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Overview

Model information

Manufacturer Ford
Model 8730
Category Farm tractor
Model years 1990 – 1993
Tractor type Row-Crop Tractor
Engine / capacity variants 1
Full specifications

Technical details

Engine details

Engine manufacturerFord
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders6
Displacement6.6 L

Oil service data

Published capacity19.6 US qt (18.55 L)
US gallon equivalent4.9 gal
Oil to have on hand5 × 1-gal jugs (~0.4 qt spare)
Peer positionAround average