David Brown 3800 Selectamatic VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison

David Brown 3800 Selectamatic 1968 comparison online with competitors

David Brown 3800 Selectamatic

General Infos
Make David Brown
Model 3800 Selectamatic
Country United states
Production From 1968  Until 1971
Price 4,000  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel gasoline
Service repair manual David Brown 3800 Selectamatic Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 14.9/13-24
AG rear tires 13.6/12-28
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 3885 lbs or 1762 kg
Length 115.625 inches [293 cm]
Width 64.5 inches [163 cm] (min)
Height -
Wheelbase 76 inches [193 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 48 to 76 inches
Front tread size 48 to 72 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 146.1 ci or 2.4 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque 115 lb-ft or 155.9 Nm
Torque RPM 1400 (rpm)
Fuel type gasoline
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 9.5 gal or 36.0 L
Oil capacity 6.75 qts or 6.4 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories David Brown 3800 Selectamatic Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type gear
Trans gears 12 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive spur gear
Steering manual
Braking system mechanical shoe
Cabin type Open operating station
Differentiel lock rear diff lock standard
Hydraulics specifications
System Selectamatic
Valves -
Pump flow 7.3 gpm or 27.6 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 6 gal or 22.7 L
Hydraulic pressure 2000 psi or 137.9 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 32.13 hp or 24.0 kW
Fuel consumption 3.4 gal/hour or 12.9 l/hour
Pulling power 4419 lbs or 2004 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 39 hp or 29.1 kW
Real power 37.24 hp or 27.8 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO live
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 3.3 gal/hour or 12.5 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 1600 lbs or 725 kg
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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