John Deere 5085M VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison

John Deere 5085M
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 5085M |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2008 Until 2020 |
Price | 52,340 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 5085M Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 11L-15 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | 27/12LL-15 (2WD) |
Lawn rear tires | 27/12LL-15 (2WD) |
Indus front tires | 11LL-15 (2WD) |
Indus rear tires | 19.5L-24 |
Weight | 6,393 lbs or 2899 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | 18.8 inches [47 cm] (front axle) |
Turning radius | 12.7 feet [3.9 m] |
Rear tread size | 53.1 to 80.9 inches |
Front tread size | 57.6 to 82.6 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 85 hp or 63.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 331 lb-ft or 448.8 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 30.3 gal or 114.7 L |
Oil capacity | 8.8 qts or 8.3 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 5085M Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 70 amps |
Trans system | PowrReverser Plus |
Trans type | partially synchronized with power shuttle |
Trans gears | 32 forward and 16 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | shift-on-the-move electro-hydraulic rear differential lock |
System | open center |
Valves | 0, 2 or 3 |
Pump flow | 18.4 gpm or 69.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 6.3 gpm or 23.8 lpm |
Tank capacity | 11.9 gal or 45.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2828 psi or 195.0 bar |
Max flow | 24.7 gpm or 93.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 70 hp or 52.2 kW |
Real power | 73.29 hp or 54.7 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent electrohydraulic |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 4.6 gal/hour or 17.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 3,595 lbs or 1630 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 8970
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | 3 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Power Shift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
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 | - |
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 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 |
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 |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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