John Deere 8520 VS Fordson Super Major specs comparison
John Deere 8520
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8520 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2002 Until 2005 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8520 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | 18.4R46 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 23,050 lbs or 10455 kg |
| Length | 211.9 inches [538 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 122.2 inches [310 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 117.7 inches [298 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | 60 to 80 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 496 ci or 8.1 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 335 hp or 249.8 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | electronic high-pressure common rail (HPCR) |
| Fuel tank size | 160 gal or 605.6 L |
| Oil capacity | 32.7 qts or 30.9 L |
| Oil change | 250 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8520 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 150 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 | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
| Valves | 5 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 39.6 gal or 149.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 33.5 gpm or 126.8 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 225.13 hp or 167.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 14.9 gal/hour or 56.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 35,611 lbs or 16153 kg |
| Claimed power | 255 hp or 190.2 kW |
| Real power | 256.49 hp or 191.3 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 1000@2200 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet discs |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 15.0 gal/hour or 56.8 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
| Rear hitch lift | 15180 lbs or 6885 kg |
| Front hitch | IIIN |
| Front hitch lift | 11000 lbs or 4989 kg |
Fordson Super Major
General Infos| Make | Fordson |
| Model | Super Major |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1961 Until 1964 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Fordson Super Major Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5330 lbs or 2417 kg |
| Length | 130.5 inches [331 cm] |
| Width | 65 inches [165 cm] |
| Height | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 80 inches [203 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 199 ci or 3.3 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 54 hp or 40.3 kW |
| Engine RPM | 1700 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 7.2 qts or 6.8 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Fordson Super Major Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | - |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | sliding gear |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 6 gpm or 22.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 40.21 hp or 30.0 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 8,128 lbs or 3686 kg |
| Claimed power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
| Real power | 42.89 hp or 32.0 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 | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I,II |
| 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 8520 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8520 farm-tractor here
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