John Deere 870 VS Kubota KB17X 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 | - |

Kubota KB17X
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | KB17X |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 2009 Until 2014 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Sub Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Kubota KB17X Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6-12 |
AG rear tires | 8.3-20 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 1521 lbs or 689 kg |
Length | 91.3 inches [231 cm] |
Width | 42.3 inches [107 cm] |
Height | 73.6 inches [186 cm] |
Wheelbase | 53.2 inches [135 cm] |
Ground clearance | 13.2 inches [33 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 31.9/35.4 inches |
Front tread size | 34.7 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 61.1 ci or 1.0 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 16.8 hp or 12.5 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota KB17X Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Glideshift |
Trans type | power shift |
Trans gears | 36 forward and 24 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 530@2600 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 870 service repair manual
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