International Harvester 240 VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison

International Harvester 240
General InfosMake | International Harvester |
Model | 240 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1958 Until 1962 |
Price | 2,700 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | gasoline |
Service repair manual | International Harvester 240 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
AG rear tires | 11.2-36 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3,140 lbs or 1424 kg |
Length | 116 inches [294 cm] |
Width | 63 inches [160 cm] (min) |
Height | 58 inches [147 cm] (steering wheel) |
Wheelbase | 75 inches [190 cm] |
Ground clearance | 13 inches [33 cm] (frame) |
Turning radius | 11.75 feet [3.6 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 122.7 ci or 2.0 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 40 hp or 29.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 101 lb-ft or 137.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
Fuel type | gasoline |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 16.2 gal or 61.3 L |
Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 6 V |
Parts And Accessories | International Harvester 240 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | sliding gear (high speed option) |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 4 forward and 1 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | independent mechanical disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 2.5 gpm or 9.5 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 9.3 gpm or 35.2 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 28.91 hp or 21.6 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 28.07 hp or 20.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | 4,384 lbs or 1988 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 8970
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8970 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 1996 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8970 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 24.5R-32 |
AG rear tires | 24.5R-32 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 31,879 lbs or 14460 kg |
Length | 268.9 inches [683 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 134 inches [340 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 855 ci or 14.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 400 hp or 298.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
Oil capacity | 36 qts or 34.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8970 Parts |
Batteries number | 3 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Power Shift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | articulated power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure compensated |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm |
SVC flow | 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 38 gal or 143.8 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2530 psi or 174.4 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 313.92 hp or 234.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 20.1 gal/hour or 76.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 34,302 lbs or 15559 kg |
Claimed power | 339 hp or 252.8 kW |
Real power | 393.39 hp or 293.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 21.5 gal/hour or 81.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- International Harvester provided us with the latest version of its 240 service repair manual
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