Ford 8970 VS J.I. Case 400 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 | - |
J.I. Case 400
General Infos| Make | J.I. Case |
| Model | 400 |
| Country | Unites states |
| Production | From 1955 Until 1957 |
| Price | 4,400 USD |
| Tractor type | Standard tread tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | J.I. Case 400 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 14-30 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 6,000 lbs or 2721 kg |
| Length | 133 inches [337 cm] |
| Width | 66.6 inches [169 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 82 inches [208 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 52 to 64 inches |
| Front tread size | 52 to 58 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 251 ci or 4.1 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders 8 valves |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 21 gal or 79.5 L |
| Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
| Oil change | 120 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | J.I. Case 400 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | 150 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | generator |
| Charging Volts | 12 V |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Powr-range |
| Trans type | - |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | mechanical dry discs |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | 2 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 2.25 gal or 8.5 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 600 psi or 41.4 bar |
| Max flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (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 | - |
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