Ford 8600 VS John Deere 970 specs comparison

Ford 8600 1972 comparison online with competitors

Ford 8600

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 8600
Country United states
Production From 1972  Until 1976
Price 15,200  USD
Tractor type -
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford 8600 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 10.00-16
AG rear tires 18.4-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 8,033 lbs or 3643 kg
Length 154.8 inches [393 cm] (row crop)
Width 85 inches [215 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 91.5 inches [232 cm] (all purpose)
Ground clearance 25.3 inches [64 cm] (all purpose front axle)
Turning radius 15 feet [4.6 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 401 ci or 6.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2300 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 43 gal or 162.8 L
Oil capacity 12 qts or 11.4 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Ford 8600 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 128 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Dual Power
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock foot pedal
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm
Tank capacity 16 gal or 60.6 L
Hydraulic pressure 2500 psi or 172.4 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 92.42 hp or 68.9 kW
Fuel consumption 7.3 gal/hour or 27.6 l/hour
Pulling power 11,363 lbs or 5154 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power 99.32 hp or 74.1 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 970 1989 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 970

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 970
Country United states
Production From 1989  Until 1998
Price 16,500  USD
Tractor type Compact Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 970 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 5.50-16
AG rear tires 12.4-2
Lawn front tires 27x8.50-15
Lawn rear tires 27x8.50-15
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 2,670 lbs or 1211 kg
Length 123 inches [312 cm]
Width 71.5 inches [181 cm]
Height 84.8 inches [215 cm]
Wheelbase 68.9 inches [175 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 45.3 to 59 inches
Front tread size 47.7 to 63.6 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 110.8 ci or 1.8 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 33 hp or 24.6 kW
Engine RPM 2600 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection direct injection
Fuel tank size 8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Oil capacity 5.6 qts or 5.3 L
Oil change 200 h
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 970 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 550
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 20 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system collar-shift
Trans type syncromesh
Trans gears 9 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system dry
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive planetary
Steering manual
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow 8.7 gpm or 32.9 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 5.5 gal or 20.8 L
Hydraulic pressure 2250 psi or 155.1 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 30 hp or 22.4 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO live
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO optional
Mid PTO RPM 2100 (rpm)
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position control
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 2020 lbs or 916 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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