Ford 8970 VS JCB Fastrac 3170 specs comparison

Ford 8970
General InfosMake | 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 | - |

JCB Fastrac 3170
General InfosMake | JCB |
Model | Fastrac 3170 |
Country | England |
Production | From 2004 Until 2006 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | JCB Fastrac 3170 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 495/70R24 |
AG rear tires | 495/70R24 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 17,570 lbs or 7969 kg |
Length | 204.7 inches [519 cm] |
Width | 99.6 inches [252 cm] |
Height | 124.0 inches [314 cm] |
Wheelbase | 120.5 inches [306 cm] |
Ground clearance | 16.1 inches [40 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 359 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 173 hp or 129.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 579.7 lb-ft or 786.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1300 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 92.5 gal or 350.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | JCB Fastrac 3170 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 150 amps |
Trans system | synchromesh |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 54 forward and 18 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | disc ABS |
Cabin type | cab with air conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 3 or 4 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 31.7 gal or 120.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 3,046 psi or 210.0 bar |
Max flow | 26.2 gpm or 99.2 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 145 hp or 108.1 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent (optional) |
Front PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 15,431 lbs or 6999 kg |
Front hitch | II |
Front hitch lift | 7,716 lbs or 3499 kg |
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