Ford 8970 VS John Deere 4700 specs comparison

Ford 8970 1993 comparison online with competitors

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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 950
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 130 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type creeper
Trans gears 32 forward and 18 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 4700 2000 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 4700

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 4700
Country United states
Production From 2000  Until 2003
Price 26,500  USD
Tractor type Compact Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 4700 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 3,600 lbs or 1632 kg
Length 135 inches [342 cm]
Width -
Height 88.4 inches [224 cm] (2WD fixed)
Wheelbase -
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 134 ci or 2.2 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 45 hp or 33.6 kW
Engine RPM 2600 (rpm)
Torque 108 lb-ft or 146.4 Nm
Torque RPM 1700 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection direct injection
Fuel tank size 12.5 gal or 47.3 L
Oil capacity 5.1 qts or 4.8 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 4700 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 650
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 40 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system PowrReverser Creeper
Trans type partially synhcronized power shuttle
Trans gears 24 forward and reverse
Clutch system wet disc, two clutch packs with three 5-inch discs each
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type -
Differentiel lock mechanical
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 3 optional
Pump flow 9.9 gpm or 37.5 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 4.8 gpm or 18.2 lpm
Tank capacity 6.8 gal or 25.7 L
Hydraulic pressure 2500 psi or 172.4 bar
Max flow 14.7 gpm or 55.6 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 40 hp or 29.8 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO independent
Mid PTO RPM 2100 (rpm)
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 2,500 lbs or 1134 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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