John Deere 70C VS Steiger Cougar III PTA-280 specs comparison

John Deere 70C
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 70C |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2005 Until 2015 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 70C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 260/70R14 |
AG rear tires | 360/70R24 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4519 lbs or 2049 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 181.2 ci or 3.0 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 70 hp or 52.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | 155.6 lb-ft or 211.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 13.2 gal or 50.0 L |
Oil capacity | 5.3 qts or 5.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 70C Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | mechanical dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post mid-mount folding ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 10.3 gpm or 39.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2611 psi or 180.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@2430 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 5071 lbs or 2300 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Steiger Cougar III PTA-280
General InfosMake | Steiger |
Model | Cougar III PTA-280 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1981 Until 1983 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Steiger Cougar III PTA-280 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 18.4x38 |
AG rear tires | 18.4x38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27600 lbs or 12519 kg |
Length | 264.6 inches [672 cm] |
Width | 39 inches [99 cm] |
Height | 134.9 inches [342 cm] |
Wheelbase | 132.5 inches [336 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 893 ci or 14.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 280 hp or 208.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | 945 lb-ft or 1281.4 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 225 gal or 851.6 L |
Oil capacity | 36 qts or 34.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Steiger Cougar III PTA-280 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 90 amps |
Trans system | Allison HT-754 |
Trans type | power shift with torque converter |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articualted 4WD |
Final drive | outboard planetary |
Steering | articulated power |
Braking system | hydraulic disc |
Cabin type | Safari Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | 28.6 gpm or 108.3 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 125 hp or 93.2 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
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 70C service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 70C farm-tractor here
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