Ford 8970 VS John Deere 8400 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 8400 1995 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8400

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8400
Country United states
Production From 1995  Until 1999
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8400 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 14.9R34
AG rear tires 18.4R46
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 18709 lbs or 8486 kg
Length 206.5 inches [524 cm]
Width -
Height 120.2 inches [305 cm]
Wheelbase 116.1 inches [294 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size 60 to 88 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 496 ci or 8.1 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders 12 valves
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 135 gal or 511.0 L
Oil capacity 29.6 qts or 28.0 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8400 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 140 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere PowerShift
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive inboard planetary
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type CommandView Cab standard
Differentiel lock electro-hydraulic
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center pressure-flow compensated
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow -
SVC flow 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 37 gal or 140.0 L
Hydraulic pressure 2900 psi or 200.0 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 202.28 hp or 150.8 kW
Fuel consumption 12.5 gal/hour or 47.3 l/hour
Pulling power 29,240 lbs or 13263 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 225 hp or 167.8 kW
Real power 228.29 hp or 170.2 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 12.6 gal/hour or 47.7 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system electro-hydraulic draft sensing
Rear hitch 3/3N
Rear hitch lift 11,700 lbs or 5307 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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