John Deere 8430 VS Versatile 485 specs comparison

John Deere 8430
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8430 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2006 Until 2009 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8430 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 24,825 lbs or 11260 kg |
Length | 219.1 inches [556 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS) |
Ground clearance | 17.4 inches [44 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 330 hp or 246.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 180 gal or 681.3 L |
Oil capacity | 25.5 qts or 24.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8430 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 Independent Link Suspension |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center PFC |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | 31.7 gpm or 120.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 9.5 gal or 36.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 211.26 hp or 157.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 13.6 gal/hour or 51.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 34,671 lbs or 15726 kg |
Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW |
Real power | 272.59 hp or 203.3 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1817 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 17,300 lbs or 7847 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Versatile 485
General InfosMake | Versatile |
Model | 485 |
Country | Canada |
Production | From 2008 Until 2011 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Versatile 485 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 710/70R42 |
AG rear tires | 710/70R42 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 42000 lbs or 19051 kg |
Length | 299 inches [759 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 135.8 inches [344 cm] |
Wheelbase | 154 inches [391 cm] |
Ground clearance | 21.9 inches [55 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 912 ci or 14.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 485 hp or 361.7 kW |
Engine RPM | - |
Torque | 1650 lb-ft or 2237.4 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 350 gal or 1324.8 L |
Oil capacity | 50.5 qts or 47.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Versatile 485 Parts |
Batteries number | 3 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 950 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | 12 V |
Charging Amps | 160 amps |
Trans system | Quadshift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | outboard planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | dry caliper |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center load sensing |
Valves | 4 to 6 |
Pump flow | 55 gpm or 208.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 30 gal or 113.6 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO 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 8430 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8430 farm-tractor here
- Get your Versatile 485 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Versatile 485 farm-tractor here