International Harvester 986 VS New Holland 8970 specs comparison

International Harvester 986
General InfosMake | International Harvester |
Model | 986 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1976 Until 1981 |
Price | 31,100 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | International Harvester 986 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 10,500 lbs or 4762 kg |
Length | 167 inches [424 cm] (2WD) |
Width | 102 inches [259 cm] |
Height | 112 inches [284 cm] |
Wheelbase | 105 inches [266 cm] (wide-front) |
Ground clearance | 13 inches [33 cm] |
Turning radius | 17 feet [5.2 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 436 ci or 7.1 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 50 gal or 189.3 L |
Oil capacity | 14 qts or 13.2 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | International Harvester 986 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 470 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 42 amps |
Trans system | Torque Amplifier |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | hydraulic disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 22.5 gal or 85.2 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 90.15 hp or 67.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.1 gal/hour or 26.9 l/hour |
Pulling power | 12,176 lbs or 5523 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 105.68 hp or 78.8 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 | 6.8 gal/hour or 25.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 2 |
Rear hitch lift | 5760 lbs or 2612 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

New Holland 8970
General InfosMake | New Holland |
Model | 8970 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 2002 |
Price | 127,000 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | New Holland 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 | New Holland 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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Useful links and guides ....
- International Harvester provided us with the latest version of its 986 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of International Harvester 986 farm-tractor here
- Get your New Holland 8970 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for New Holland 8970 farm-tractor here