· 1980 Unverified MTD 720 MTD 720 — Lawn tractor · 11 hp. Reference specifications; pending source verification.
The MTD 720 is a lawn tractor model with a rated power of 11 hp, a mid-range figure for its class. It was built in 1980. Under the hood is a 1-cylinder petrol air-cooled engine, paired with two-wheel drive with a 5-speed gearbox. It suits operations of up to 200 ac. The available specification table below shows both UK and US units.
Provisional listing — the headline figure is shown; full specifications are auto-generated and pending verification against published sources.
Richest spec table
32 rows
Transmissions
5-speed gear
Production years
1980-1980
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Manufacturer MTD Reference
Lawn tractor Reference
Two-wheel drive Reference
Manual steering Reference
Open operator station. Reference
LGT-1100 similar White model Reference
11HP Briggs & Stratton 399cc 1-cyl gasoline Reference
Briggs & Stratton 252707 Reference
gasoline Reference
1-cylinder Reference
air-cooled vertical-shaft Reference
Displacement 24.36 ci Reference
Bore/Stroke 87 x 67 mm Reference
Power (gross) 8.2 kW Reference
Starter electric Reference
Starter volts 12 Reference
5-speed gear Reference
Transmission Peerless 813 Reference
Type belt-driven gear Reference
Gears 5 forward and 1 reverse Reference
Mid PTO independent Reference
Clutch manual idler pulley Reference
Front tire 15x6.00 Reference
Rear tire 18x9.50 Reference
Lawn/turf front 15x6.00 Reference
Lawn/turf rear 18x9.50 Reference
38" mid-mount mower deck Reference
Ground negative Reference
Battery volts 12 Reference
Type mid-mount MTD 959 Reference
Type 2-blade with manual lift Reference
Cutting width 96 cm Reference
Values normalized to UK metric units. Every figure is traced to at least one source; verified specs are cross-checked against two or more.
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