John Deere 8400 VS Farmall 230 specs comparison
John Deere 8400
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8400 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1995 Until 1999 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8400 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 14.9R34 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4R46 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 18709 lbs or 8486 kg |
| Length | 206.5 inches [524 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 120.2 inches [305 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 116.1 inches [294 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 496 ci or 8.1 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 12 valves |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 135 gal or 511.0 L |
| Oil capacity | 29.6 qts or 28.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8400 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 140 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere PowerShift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | CommandView Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic |
| System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 37 gal or 140.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 202.28 hp or 150.8 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 12.5 gal/hour or 47.3 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 29,240 lbs or 13263 kg |
| Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
| Real power | 228.29 hp or 170.2 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 | 12.6 gal/hour or 47.7 l/hour |
| Hitch system | electro-hydraulic draft sensing |
| Rear hitch | 3/3N |
| Rear hitch lift | 11,700 lbs or 5307 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Farmall 230
General Infos| Make | Farmall |
| Model | 230 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1956 Until 1958 |
| Price | 2,100 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | Farmall 230 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
| AG rear tires | 11.2-36 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 3,440 lbs or 1560 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | - |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 122.7 ci or 2.0 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1800 (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 | Farmall 230 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Hydra-Creeper |
| Trans type | sliding gear |
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | differential mechanical dry disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 20.0 hp or 14.9 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 25.00 hp or 18.6 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 3,574 lbs or 1621 kg |
| Claimed power | 24.95 hp or 18.6 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| 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 8400 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8400 farm-tractor here
- Get your Farmall 230 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Farmall 230 farm-tractor here