John Deere 870 VS Ford 1720 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 | - |

Ford 1720
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 1720 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1987 Until 2000 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 1720 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
AG rear tires | 11.2-24 |
Lawn front tires | 23x8.50-12 |
Lawn rear tires | 23x8.50-12 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 2491 lbs or 1129 kg |
Length | 121.2 inches [307 cm] |
Width | 55.2 inches [140 cm] |
Height | 86 inches [218 cm] |
Wheelbase | 65 inches [165 cm] |
Ground clearance | 11.8 inches [29 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 43.3 to 58.7 inches |
Front tread size | 43.5 to 57.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 91.3 ci or 1.5 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 26.5 hp or 19.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 1720 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | mechanical shuttle |
Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 7.8 gpm or 29.5 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 2.8 gpm or 10.6 lpm |
Tank capacity | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 10.6 gpm or 40.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 23.5 hp or 17.5 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | draft control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1742 lbs or 790 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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