Caterpillar D4 VS John Deere 8430 specs comparison
Caterpillar D4
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar |
| Model | D4 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1938 Until 1957 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D4 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 13-inch tracks |
| AG rear tires | 13-inch tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 9970 lbs or 4522 kg |
| Length | 120.7 inches [306 cm] |
| Width | 62 inches [157 cm] (44" gauge) |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 61.125 inches [155 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 11.125 inches [28 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 44 inches |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 350 ci or 5.7 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
| Torque | 421 lb-ft or 570.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 16 qts or 15.1 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D4 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | - |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual clutches |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 50.18 hp or 37.4 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 11,694 lbs or 5304 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | - |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
John Deere 8430
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8430 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2006 Until 2009 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8430 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 24,825 lbs or 11260 kg |
| Length | 219.1 inches [556 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS) |
| Ground clearance | 17.4 inches [44 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 330 hp or 246.1 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 180 gal or 681.3 L |
| Oil capacity | 25.5 qts or 24.1 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8430 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 200 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 Independent Link Suspension |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | CommandView cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center PFC |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 31.7 gpm or 120.0 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 9.5 gal or 36.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 211.26 hp or 157.5 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 13.6 gal/hour or 51.5 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 34,671 lbs or 15726 kg |
| Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW |
| Real power | 272.59 hp or 203.3 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 540@1817 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III |
| Rear hitch lift | 17,300 lbs or 7847 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Caterpillar provided us with the latest version of its D4 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Caterpillar D4 farm-tractor here
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