Claas Arion 540 VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison

Claas Arion 540 2007 comparison online with competitors

Claas Arion 540

General Infos
Make Claas
Model Arion 540
Country Germany
Production From 2007  Until 2011
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Claas Arion 540 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 14.9R28
AG rear tires 18.4R38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 12,060 lbs or 5470 kg
Length 192.5 inches [488 cm]
Width -
Height 116.6 inches [296 cm]
Wheelbase 100.8 inches [256 cm]
Ground clearance 19.2 inches [48 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 276.1 ci or 4.5 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders 16 valves
Engine power 135 hp or 100.7 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque 425.6 lb-ft or 577.1 Nm
Torque RPM 1650 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 66 gal or 249.8 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change 500 h
Starter motor -
Starter volts -
Parts And Accessories Claas Arion 540 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Hexashift
Trans type partial power shift with power shuttle
Trans gears 24 forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive -
Steering -
Braking system -
Cabin type Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 2 to 6
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2901 psi or 200.0 bar
Max flow 15.9 gpm or 60.2 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 8970 1993 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8970

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8970
Country United states
Production From 1993  Until 1996
Price -
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8970 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 24.5R-32
AG rear tires 24.5R-32
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 31,879 lbs or 14460 kg
Length 268.9 inches [683 cm]
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 134 inches [340 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 855 ci or 14.0 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 400 hp or 298.3 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 220 gal or 832.7 L
Oil capacity 36 qts or 34.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8970 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 3
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Power Shift
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 12 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive inboard planetary
Steering articulated power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Sound-Gard cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center pressure compensated
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm
SVC flow 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 38 gal or 143.8 L
Hydraulic pressure 2530 psi or 174.4 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 313.92 hp or 234.1 kW
Fuel consumption 20.1 gal/hour or 76.1 l/hour
Pulling power 34,302 lbs or 15559 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 339 hp or 252.8 kW
Real power 393.39 hp or 293.4 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch hydraulic wet disc
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 21.5 gal/hour or 81.4 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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