John Deere 4730 Oil Capacity (16 Quarts / 15.14 L)

The John Deere 4730 tractor has a published engine oil capacity of 16 US quarts (15.14 litres). For tractors in the 6.0–7.9 L engine-size class, that is below average versus a peer average of 18.8 quarts. For a routine oil change, having 4 × 1-gal jugs (about exact) on hand covers the published capacity.
Tractor engine oil specifications
John Deere · 4730 · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1977 – 1981Capacity: 16 US qt (15.14 L)Engine: 7.6 LFuel: DieselVariants: 1
16 US qt (15.14 L)Engine oil capacity
7.6 LEngine size
DieselFuel
1977 – 1981Model years
Capacity overview

Oil capacity summary

The John Deere 4730 has one published engine-oil capacity in this dataset. The listed capacity is 16 US qt (15.14 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

16 qt
Low14 qt
This model16 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 capacity16 US qt (15.14 L)
Engine manufacturerJohn Deere
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders6
Displacement7.6 L
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Overview

Model information

Manufacturer John Deere
Model 4730
Category Farm tractor
Model years 1977 – 1981
Tractor type Row-Crop Tractor
Engine / capacity variants 1
Full specifications

Technical details

Engine details

Engine manufacturerJohn Deere
Fuel typeDiesel
Cylinders6
Displacement7.6 L

Oil service data

Published capacity16 US qt (15.14 L)
US gallon equivalent4 gal
Oil to have on hand4 × 1-gal jugs (about exact)
Peer positionBelow average