John Deere 8120T VS Ford 8870 specs comparison
John Deere 8120T
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8120T |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2002 Until 2005 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8120T Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 16,18, or 24 in tracks |
| AG rear tires | 16,18, or 24 in tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 25,950 lbs or 11770 kg |
| Length | 207 inches [525 cm] |
| Width | 103.7 inches [263 cm] (min) |
| Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 89 inches [226 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 496 ci or 8.1 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 230 hp or 171.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 130 gal or 492.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 22.7 qts or 21.5 L |
| Oil change | 250 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8120T Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 150 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere PowerShift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | electro-hydraulic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure flow compensated |
| Valves | 5 |
| Pump flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 65 gal or 246.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 33.5 gpm or 126.8 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 170 hp or 126.8 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
| Rear hitch lift | 15,180 lbs or 6885 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Ford 8870
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 8870 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1993 Until 2002 |
| Price | 103,000 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 8870 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 | 16,700 lbs or 7575 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 | 210 hp or 156.6 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 8870 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 950 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 130 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | creeper |
| Trans gears | 32 forward and 18 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| 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 type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 180 hp or 134.2 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III |
| Rear hitch lift | 12,500 lbs or 5670 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Related tractor comparison
Ford 8870 Valmet 6400
John Deere 8120T Renault Ceres 85
John Deere 8120T Kubota GL320
Ford 8870 Valmet 8100
John Deere 8120T Massey Ferguson 1230
John Deere 8120T Landini Advantage 65F
Choose another tractor
Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8120T service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8120T farm-tractor here
- Get your Ford 8870 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Ford 8870 farm-tractor here