John Deere 8430T VS Cub Cadet 5254 specs comparison

John Deere 8430T
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8430T |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2006 Until 2009 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8430T Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 16/18/25/30 inch tracks |
AG rear tires | 16/18/25/30 inch tracks |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 28,790 lbs or 13059 kg |
Length | 207 inches [525 cm] |
Width | 103.7 inches [263 cm] (16-inch track/60-inch tread) |
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 | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 335 hp or 249.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 130 gal or 492.1 L |
Oil capacity | 25.5 qts or 24.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8430T 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 PowerShift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | electro-hydraulic |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView cab |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | 31.7 gpm or 120.0 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 | 219.81 hp or 163.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 14.3 gal/hour or 54.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 32,192 lbs or 14602 kg |
Claimed power | 255 hp or 190.2 kW |
Real power | 283.84 hp or 211.7 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2000 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 15.3 gal/hour or 57.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 15,200 lbs or 6894 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Cub Cadet 5254
General InfosMake | Cub Cadet |
Model | 5254 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2004 Until 2008 |
Price | 8,400 USD |
Tractor type | Sub Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | gasoline |
Service repair manual | Cub Cadet 5254 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 18x9.5-8 |
AG rear tires | 26x12-12 |
Lawn front tires | 18x8.5-8 |
Lawn rear tires | 18x8.5-8 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 1267 lbs or 574 kg |
Length | 85 inches [215 cm] |
Width | 45 inches [114 cm] |
Height | 79 inches [200 cm] |
Wheelbase | 55 inches [139 cm] |
Ground clearance | 5 inches [12 cm] |
Turning radius | 3 feet [0.9 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 45.5 ci or 0.7 L |
Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
Engine power | 25 hp or 18.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 3600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | gasoline |
Fuel injection | twin carburetor |
Fuel tank size | 5.6 gal or 21.2 L |
Oil capacity | 2.1 qts or 2.0 L |
Oil change | 100 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Cub Cadet 5254 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 500 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | regulated flywheel coil |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 30 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | external dual disc |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 5 gal or 18.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 1500 psi or 103.4 bar |
Max flow | 5.5 gpm or 20.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 20 hp or 14.9 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | electric |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | independent |
Mid PTO RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1,025 lbs or 464 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8430T service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8430T farm-tractor here
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