John Deere 8450 VS David Brown 1212 specs comparison

John Deere 8450
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8450 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1982 Until 1988 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8450 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 20.8-34 |
AG rear tires | 20.8-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27560 lbs or 12501 kg |
Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 17.8 feet [5.4 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 185 gal or 700.2 L |
Oil capacity | 20 qts or 18.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8450 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 800 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 110 amps |
Trans system | Quad-Range |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 6 reverse |
Clutch system | Perma-Clutch hydraulic wet discs |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | power wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center constant-pressure |
Valves | 2 to 4 |
Pump flow | 32 gpm or 121.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 37.5 gal or 141.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 173.52 hp or 129.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 12.0 gal/hour or 45.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 26,567 lbs or 12050 kg |
Claimed power | 185 hp or 138.0 kW |
Real power | 186.98 hp or 139.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.9 gal/hour or 45.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | lower-link |
Rear hitch | 3/3N |
Rear hitch lift | 9,262 lbs or 4201 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

David Brown 1212
General InfosMake | David Brown |
Model | 1212 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1971 Until 1976 |
Price | 11,900 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | David Brown 1212 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-19 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6,730 lbs or 3052 kg |
Length | 143 inches [363 cm] |
Width | 70 inches [177 cm] |
Height | 105 inches [266 cm] |
Wheelbase | 89 inches [226 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 219 ci or 3.6 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 71 hp or 52.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 21.3 gal or 80.6 L |
Oil capacity | 7.9 qts or 7.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | David Brown 1212 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 96 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Hydra-Shift |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential mechanical drum |
Cabin type | Cab optional |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2000 psi or 137.9 bar |
Max flow | 6.9 gpm or 26.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 55.9 hp or 41.7 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 53.20 hp or 39.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 4.2 gal/hour or 15.9 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8,137 lbs or 3690 kg |
Claimed power | 63.7 hp or 47.5 kW |
Real power | 53.25 hp or 39.7 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 2,200 lbs or 997 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8450 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8450 farm-tractor here
- Get your David Brown 1212 manual book version
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