John Deere 3255 VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison

John Deere 3255

General Infos

Make	John Deere
Model	3255
Country	United states
Production	From 1991  Until 1993
Price	50,000  USD
Tractor type	Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	John Deere 3255 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	13.6-28
AG rear tires	18.4-38
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	10,222 lbs or 4636 kg
Length	-
Width	-
Height	-
Wheelbase	101.7 inches [258 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	62.6 to 95 inches
Front tread size	59.8 to 83.3 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	359 ci or 5.9 L
Cylinders	6 cylinders
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	2400 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	44.7 gal or 169.2 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	John Deere 3255 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	negative
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	TSS High-Low
Trans type	-
Trans gears	16 forward and 8 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive	inboard planetary
Steering	power
Braking system	hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type	Four-post ROPS
Differentiel lock	rear lock standard

Hydraulics specifications

System	closed center
Valves	2 or 3
Pump flow	22 gpm or 83.3 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	13.2 gal or 50.0 L
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	89.2 hp or 66.5 kW
Fuel consumption	6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	100 hp or 74.6 kW
Real power	102.6 hp or 76.5 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	6.1 gal/hour or 23.1 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	lower-link draft sensing
Rear hitch	2
Rear hitch lift	6,960 lbs or 3157 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

John Deere 8970

General Infos

Make	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

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	3
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	925
Ground force	negative
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	Power Shift
Trans type	full power shift
Trans gears	12 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system	hydraulic wet disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

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	-

Hydraulics specifications

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 specifications

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

Power take-off (PTO) specs

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

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	-
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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