The International Harvester BTD-8 tractor has a published engine oil capacity of 9.6 US quarts (9.08 litres). For tractors in the 4.0–4.9 L engine-size class, that is below average versus a peer average of 11.4 quarts. For a routine oil change, having 2 × 1-gal jugs + 2 × 1-qt bottles (~0.4 qt spare) on hand covers the published capacity.
Tractor engine oil specifications
International Harvester · BTD-8 · Engine oil capacity guide
The International Harvester BTD-8 has one published engine-oil capacity in this dataset. The listed capacity is 9.6 US qt (9.08 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
Below average
9.6 qt
Low8.3 qt
This model9.6 qt
Average11.4 qt
High16.8 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 capacity9.6 US qt (9.08 L)
Engine manufacturerInternational Harvester BD-281
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders4
Displacement4.6 L
Tractor type—
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
International Harvester
Model
BTD-8
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1960 – 1966
Tractor type
—
Engine / capacity variants
1
Full specifications
Technical details
Engine details
Engine manufacturerInternational Harvester BD-281
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders4
Displacement4.6 L
Oil service data
Published capacity9.6 US qt (9.08 L)
US gallon equivalent2.4 gal
Oil to have on hand2 × 1-gal jugs + 2 × 1-qt bottles (~0.4 qt spare)
