John Deere 870 VS Hesston 780 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 | - |

Hesston 780
General InfosMake | Hesston |
Model | 780 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1981 Until 1984 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Hesston 780 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 18.4-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5495 lbs or 2492 kg |
Length | 144 inches [365 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 103.5 inches [262 cm] |
Wheelbase | 89 inches [226 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 224 ci or 3.7 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 21.1 gal or 79.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Hesston 780 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 45 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | mechanical shuttle |
Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | ROPS standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2702 psi or 186.3 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 59.97 hp or 44.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 4.4 gal/hour or 16.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 70 hp or 52.2 kW |
Real power | 66.67 hp or 49.7 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 | 4.0 gal/hour or 15.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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