John Deere 40C VS Ford 8970 specs comparison

John Deere 40C

General Infos

Make	John Deere
Model	40C
Country	United states
Production	From 1953  Until 1955
Price	-
Tractor type	Agricultural Crawler tractor
Fuel	gasoline
Service repair manual	John Deere 40C Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	12 inch tracks (10, 14 optional)
AG rear tires	12 inch tracks (10, 14 optional)
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	4,500 lbs or 2041 kg
Length	-
Width	-
Height	-
Wheelbase	56 inches [142 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	100.5 ci or 1.6 L
Cylinders	2 cylinders
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	1850 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	gasoline
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	11 gal or 41.6 L
Oil capacity	5 qts or 4.7 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	6 V
Parts And Accessories	John Deere 40C Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	1
Batteries voltage	6 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	positive
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	John Deere
Trans type	unsynchronized gear
Trans gears	4 forward and 1 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	crawler
Final drive	-
Steering	manual clutches
Braking system	mechanical contracting band
Cabin type	Open operator station
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	-
Valves	-
Pump flow	-
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	15.11 hp or 11.3 kW
Drawbar horsepower	19.63 hp or 14.6 kW
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	4,515 lbs or 2048 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	-
Real power	-
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	-
Rear PTO RPM	-
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	-
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

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	2
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	950
Ground force	negative
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	130 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	creeper
Trans gears	32 forward and 18 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	wet disc
Cabin type	Cab standard
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

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 specifications

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

Power take-off (PTO) specs

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

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	III
Rear hitch lift	15,000 lbs or 6804 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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