John Deere 870 VS CaseIH 235 specs comparison

John Deere 870
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 870 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1989 Until 1998 |
Price | 14,000 USD |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 870 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
AG rear tires | 12.4-2 |
Lawn front tires | 25x8.50-14 |
Lawn rear tires | 25x8.50-14 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 2,515 lbs or 1140 kg |
Length | 123 inches [312 cm] |
Width | 70.5 inches [179 cm] |
Height | 82.8 inches [210 cm] |
Wheelbase | 57.5 inches [146 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 46.2 to 58 inches |
Front tread size | 45.9 to 57.9 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 87.3 ci or 1.4 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 28 hp or 20.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
Oil capacity | 5.1 qts or 4.8 L |
Oil change | 200 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 870 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 447 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 20 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | syncromesh |
Trans gears | 9 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | dry two-stage |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | planetary |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | differential wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 8.1 gpm or 30.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 5.5 gal or 20.8 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 25 hp or 18.6 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | optional independent |
Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1880 lbs or 852 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

CaseIH 235
General InfosMake | CaseIH |
Model | 235 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1986 Until 1990 |
Price | 10,000 USD |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | CaseIH 235 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-10 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 9.5-16 |
Lawn front tires | 18x7.00-8 (2WD) |
Lawn rear tires | 18x7.00-8 (2WD) |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 1,350 lbs or 612 kg |
Length | 102.5 inches [260 cm] |
Width | 37 inches [93 cm] (2WD) |
Height | 78.7 inches [199 cm] |
Wheelbase | 56 inches [142 cm] |
Ground clearance | 11.5 inches [29 cm] (frame) |
Turning radius | 7.4 feet [2.3 m] |
Rear tread size | 29.1 to 35 inches |
Front tread size | 28.3 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 51.8 ci or 0.8 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 18 hp or 13.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 4.8 gal or 18.2 L |
Oil capacity | 3.2 qts or 3.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | CaseIH 235 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 35 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite (two-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | mechanical drum |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 0 or 1 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 3.1 gal or 11.7 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 3.4 gpm or 12.9 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 15.2 hp or 11.3 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | 2700 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1,035 lbs or 469 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 870 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 870 farm-tractor here
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