Fordson Super Major VS John Deere 970 specs comparison
Fordson Super Major
General Infos| Make | Fordson |
| Model | Super Major |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1961 Until 1964 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Fordson Super Major Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5330 lbs or 2417 kg |
| Length | 130.5 inches [331 cm] |
| Width | 65 inches [165 cm] |
| Height | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 80 inches [203 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 199 ci or 3.3 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 54 hp or 40.3 kW |
| Engine RPM | 1700 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 7.2 qts or 6.8 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Fordson Super Major Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | - |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | sliding gear |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 6 gpm or 22.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 40.21 hp or 30.0 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 8,128 lbs or 3686 kg |
| Claimed power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
| Real power | 42.89 hp or 32.0 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I,II |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
John Deere 970
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 970 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1989 Until 1998 |
| Price | 16,500 USD |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 970 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-2 |
| Lawn front tires | 27x8.50-15 |
| Lawn rear tires | 27x8.50-15 |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 2,670 lbs or 1211 kg |
| Length | 123 inches [312 cm] |
| Width | 71.5 inches [181 cm] |
| Height | 84.8 inches [215 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 68.9 inches [175 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 45.3 to 59 inches |
| Front tread size | 47.7 to 63.6 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 110.8 ci or 1.8 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 33 hp or 24.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | direct injection |
| Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
| Oil capacity | 5.6 qts or 5.3 L |
| Oil change | 200 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 970 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 550 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 20 amps |
| Trans system | collar-shift |
| Trans type | syncromesh |
| Trans gears | 9 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | planetary |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 8.7 gpm or 32.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 5.5 gal or 20.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 30 hp or 22.4 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | optional |
| Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 2020 lbs or 916 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Fordson provided us with the latest version of its Super Major service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Fordson Super Major farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 970 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 970 farm-tractor here