Ford 8970 VS Farmall 706 specs comparison
 
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Ford 8970
General Infos| Make | Ford | 
| Model | 8970 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1993 Until 2002 | 
| Price | 127,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Ford 8970 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 14L-16.1 (2WD) | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4R42 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 16,950 lbs or 7688 kg | 
| Length | 196.7 inches [499 cm] | 
| Width | 96.7 inches [245 cm] | 
| Height | 121.3 inches [308 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 118.3 inches [300 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 60.3 to 107.8 inches | 
| Front tread size | 62 to 87 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 456 ci or 7.5 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 240 hp or 179.0 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 110 gal or 416.4 L | 
| Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8970 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 950 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 130 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | creeper | 
| Trans gears | 32 forward and 18 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center load sensing | 
| Valves | 3 | 
| Pump flow | 24 gpm or 90.8 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 36.9 gal or 139.7 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar | 
| Max flow | 31 gpm or 117.3 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 189.5 hp or 141.3 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 28,010 lbs or 12705 kg | 
| Claimed power | 210 hp or 156.6 kW | 
| Real power | 224.5 hp or 167.4 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Farmall 706
General Infos| Make | Farmall | 
| Model | 706 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1963 Until 1967 | 
| Price | 6,100 USD | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Farmall 706 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.50-16 (2WD) | 
| AG rear tires | 15.5-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 7,530 lbs or 3415 kg | 
| Length | 157 inches [398 cm] (2WD) | 
| Width | 92 inches [233 cm] (min) | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 97.5 inches [247 cm] (2WD) | 
| Ground clearance | 17 inches [43 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 16.3 feet [5.0 m] | 
| Rear tread size | 56 to 94 inches | 
| Front tread size | 8/16 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 291 ci or 4.8 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 89 hp or 66.4 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 33 gal or 124.9 L | 
| Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Farmall 706 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 60 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 25 amps | 
| Trans system | Torque Amplifier | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse | 
| Clutch system | 12-inch dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic dry double disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab optional | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 1 or 2 | 
| Pump flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 9 gpm or 34.1 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | 17 gal or 64.3 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | 65 hp or 48.5 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 65.67 hp or 49.0 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 8,387 lbs or 3804 kg | 
| Claimed power | 73.5 hp or 54.8 kW | 
| Real power | 71.8 hp or 53.5 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2100 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 5.8 gal/hour or 22.0 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | 2 | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8970 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 8970 farm-tractor here
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