John Deere 6830 VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison

John Deere 6830
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 6830 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2006 Until 2011 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 6830 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 16.9R28 |
AG rear tires | 20.8R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 12,420 lbs or 5633 kg |
Length | 187.3 inches [475 cm] |
Width | 93.8 inches [238 cm] |
Height | 115.1 inches [292 cm] |
Wheelbase | 104.3 inches [264 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 63.9 to 79.6 inches |
Front tread size | 63.9 to 83.3 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 413.7 ci or 6.8 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 12 valves |
Engine power | 147 hp or 109.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | 461 lb-ft or 625.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | high-pressure common rail injection |
Fuel tank size | 66 gal or 249.8 L |
Oil capacity | 20.6 qts or 19.5 L |
Oil change | 500 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 6830 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 154 amps |
Trans system | John Deere PowrQuad Plus Creeper |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 32 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | dual 225mm wet disc PermaClutch |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | rear electro-hydraulic wet disc |
System | constant flow |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 29.1 gpm or 110.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 13.2 gal or 50.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2,901 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 120 hp or 89.5 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 1000@1995 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | load and depth control with electronic lower-link sensing |
Rear hitch | II/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 16,730 lbs or 7588 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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