Ford 8970 VS Massey Ferguson 1230 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

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	-

Massey Ferguson 1230

General Infos

Make	Massey Ferguson
Model	1230
Country	United states
Production	From 1993  Until 2002
Price	-
Tractor type	Compact Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Massey Ferguson 1230 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	5.00-15 (2WD)
AG rear tires	12.4-16
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	1896 lbs or 860 kg
Length	116.5 inches [295 cm]
Width	55.6 inches [141 cm] (min)
Height	79.1 inches [200 cm]
Wheelbase	64.6 inches [164 cm]
Ground clearance	12 inches [30 cm]
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	43.1 inches
Front tread size	35.9 to 39.9 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	87.2 ci or 1.4 L
Cylinders	3 cylinders
Engine power	25 hp or 18.6 kW
Engine RPM	2500 (rpm)
Torque	58.6 lb-ft or 79.5 Nm
Torque RPM	1800 (rpm)
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	indirect injection
Fuel tank size	6 gal or 22.7 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Massey Ferguson 1230 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	1
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	negative
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	hydrostatic
Trans gears	infinite (3-range) forward and reverse
Clutch system	215mm dry disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	manual (2WD)
Braking system	mechanical wet disc
Cabin type	Two-post foldable ROPS
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	open center
Valves	-
Pump flow	5.2 gpm or 19.7 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	3.2 gal or 12.1 L
Hydraulic pressure	2130 psi or 146.9 bar
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	-
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	21.5 hp or 16.0 kW
Real power	-
Engine @RPM	2000@2500 (rpm)
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	live
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	live
Mid PTO RPM	2000 (rpm)
Fuel consumption	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	position control
Rear hitch	I
Rear hitch lift	1984 lbs or 899 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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