International Harvester 444 VS Ford 8970 specs comparison
International Harvester 444
General Infos| Make | International Harvester |
| Model | 444 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1967 Until 1971 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | International Harvester 444 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 3800 lbs or 1723 kg |
| Length | 121 inches [307 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 70 inches [177 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 18 inches [45 cm] (rear frame) |
| Turning radius | 10.5 feet [3.2 m] |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 154 ci or 2.5 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 42 hp or 31.3 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | indirect injection |
| Fuel tank size | 14 gal or 53.0 L |
| Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | International Harvester 444 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 32 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | shuttle |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | bull gear |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | independent mechanical disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 8 gal or 30.3 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 33 hp or 24.6 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 32.94 hp or 24.6 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.4 gal/hour or 12.9 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 5,494 lbs or 2492 kg |
| Claimed power | 36.9 hp or 27.5 kW |
| Real power | 38.09 hp or 28.4 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 3.4 gal/hour or 12.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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 |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 950 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 130 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | creeper |
| Trans gears | 32 forward and 18 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III |
| Rear hitch lift | 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- International Harvester provided us with the latest version of its 444 service repair manual
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