John Deere 2520 VS Hesston 980 specs comparison

John Deere 2520
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 2520 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2006 Until 2012 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 2520 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | 24x8.5-14 |
Lawn rear tires | 24x8.5-14 |
Indus front tires | 23x8.5-12 |
Indus rear tires | 14-17.5 |
Weight | 1,865 lbs or 845 kg |
Length | 108.9 inches [276 cm] |
Width | 39.2 inches [99 cm] (min) |
Height | 89.7 inches [227 cm] |
Wheelbase | 65.2 inches [165 cm] |
Ground clearance | 12.5 inches [31 cm] |
Turning radius | 8.2 feet [2.5 m] |
Rear tread size | 37.6 inches |
Front tread size | 32.7 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 81.2 ci or 1.3 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 26.4 hp or 19.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | 51.3 lb-ft or 69.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
Oil capacity | 3.8 qts or 3.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 2520 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 500 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 20 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | spur gear |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post folding ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 5.0 gpm or 18.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 3.85 gal or 14.6 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 10.5 gpm or 39.7 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 20.5 hp or 15.3 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | standard |
Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1433 lbs or 650 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Hesston 980
General InfosMake | Hesston |
Model | 980 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1981 Until 1984 |
Price | 37,000 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Hesston 980 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 12.4-28 (4WD) |
AG rear tires | 13.6-38 (2WD) |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8,251 lbs or 3742 kg |
Length | 152 inches [386 cm] (2WD) |
Width | - |
Height | 104.5 inches [265 cm] |
Wheelbase | 101 inches [256 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 316 ci or 5.2 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 30.6 gal or 115.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Hesston 980 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic disc |
Cabin type | Supercomfort cab standard with air conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2702 psi or 186.3 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 74.93 hp or 55.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.3 gal/hour or 20.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 90 hp or 67.1 kW |
Real power | 91.12 hp or 67.9 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 | 5.4 gal/hour or 20.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 2520 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 2520 farm-tractor here
- Get your Hesston 980 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Hesston 980 farm-tractor here