| Production | |
| Distributor | Ford | 
| Manufacturer | Steiger | 
| Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor | |
| Built in Fargo, North Dakota, USA | |
| Original price was $66,572 in 1979 | |
| Ford FW-40 Engine | |
| Cummins 14.8L 8-cyl diesel | |
| Ford FW-40 Transmissions | |
| 10-speed | |
| 20-speed | |
| Ford FW-40 Power | |
| Engine (gross) | 295 hp 220.0 kW  | 
| Drawbar (claimed) | 230 hp 171.5 kW  | 
| PTO (claimed) | 57 hp (540 RPM) 42.5 kW  | 
|   | 105 hp (1000 RPM) 78.3 kW  | 
| Drawbar (tested) | 227.48 hp 169.6 kW  | 
| Mechanical | |
| Four-wheel drive | |
| Final drives | outboard planetary | 
| Articulated power steering | |
| Hydraulic dry disc brakes | |
| Cab standard with air-conditioning. | |
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| Capacity | |
| Fuel | 225 gal 851.6 L  | 
| Hydraulic system | 25 gal 94.6 L  | 
| Hydraulics | |
| Type | open center | 
| Capacity | 25 gal 94.6 L  | 
| Pressure | 2250 psi 155.1 bar  | 
| Valves | 4 or 5 | 
| Pump flow | 30.1 gpm 113.9 lpm  | 
| SCV flow | 20 gpm 75.7 lpm  | 
| Tractor hitch | |
| Rear Type | III | 
| Rear lift (at 24"/610mm) | 12500 lbs 5670 kg  | 
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO | independent *Optional. Hydrostatic-driven PTO | 
| Rear PTO Type | 540/1000 | 
| Dimensions & Tires | |
| Wheelbase | 132.5 inches 336 cm  | 
| Weight | 30630 lbs 13893 kg  | 
| Front tire | 18.4x38 | 
| Rear tire | 18.4x38 | 
| Electrical | |
| Ground | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging amps | 90 | 
| Batteries | 4 | 
| Battery CCA | 475 *Each | 
| Battery volts | 12 | 
| References | |
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| 4-wheel drive tractors published in 1977, by Ford | 
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| Updated on November 13, 2015 | |
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