John Deere 8430 VS Versatile 256 specs comparison
John Deere 8430
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8430 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1975 Until 1978 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8430 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 18.4-34 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4-34 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 22010 lbs or 9983 kg |
| Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] |
| Width | 95.8 inches [243 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 19.4 inches [49 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 60 to 134 inches |
| Front tread size | 60 to 134 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 156 gal or 590.5 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8430 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 850 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Quad-Range |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center constant pressure |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 155.56 hp or 116.0 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 11.6 gal/hour or 43.9 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 22,503 lbs or 10207 kg |
| Claimed power | 175 hp or 130.5 kW |
| Real power | 178.16 hp or 132.9 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 1000@2100 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Versatile 256
General Infos| Make | Versatile |
| Model | 256 |
| Country | Canada |
| Production | From 1984 Until 1985 |
| Price | 41,000 USD |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Versatile 256 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 13.6x28 |
| AG rear tires | 13.6x28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 8,700 lbs or 3946 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | 112 inches [284 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 86 inches [218 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 239 ci or 3.9 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 100 hp or 74.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | 250 lb-ft or 339.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 39 gal or 147.6 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Versatile 256 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 580 |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | hydrostatic |
| Trans gears | infinite (3-range) forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Cab with heat and A/C |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 3 |
| Pump flow | 18 gpm or 68.1 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 5 gpm or 18.9 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2800 psi or 193.1 bar |
| Max flow | 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 84 hp or 62.6 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 | 2/1 |
| Rear hitch lift | 4400 lbs or 1995 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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