John Deere 8850 VS Minneapolis-Moline 4 Star specs comparison
John Deere 8850
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8850 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1982 Until 1988 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8850 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 20.8-42 |
| AG rear tires | 20.8-42 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 37,480 lbs or 17000 kg |
| Length | 257.8 inches [654 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 133 inches [337 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | 19 feet [5.8 m] |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 955 ci or 15.7 L |
| Cylinders | 8 cylinders |
| Engine power | 370 hp or 275.9 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 240 gal or 908.4 L |
| Oil capacity | 51 qts or 48.3 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8850 Parts |
| Batteries number | 3 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 625 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 110 amps |
| Trans system | Quad-Range |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 6 reverse |
| Clutch system | Perma-Clutch hydraulic wet discs |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | power wet disc |
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center constant-pressure |
| Valves | 3 to 4 |
| Pump flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 45.5 gal or 172.2 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 269.77 hp or 201.2 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 19.2 gal/hour or 72.7 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 35,330 lbs or 16025 kg |
| Claimed power | 300 hp or 223.7 kW |
| Real power | 303.99 hp or 226.7 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 19.3 gal/hour or 73.1 l/hour |
| Hitch system | lower-link |
| Rear hitch | 4/4N |
| Rear hitch lift | 10,250 lbs or 4649 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Minneapolis-Moline 4 Star
General Infos| Make | Minneapolis-Moline |
| Model | 4 Star |
| Country | England |
| Production | From 1959 Until 1963 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | Minneapolis-Moline 4 Star Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 9.00-10 |
| AG rear tires | 13.6-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 4120 lbs or 1868 kg |
| Length | 132 inches [335 cm] |
| Width | 82 inches [208 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 87 inches [220 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56 to 88 inches |
| Front tread size | 7.75/12.875 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 206 ci or 3.4 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1750 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 17 gal or 64.3 L |
| Oil capacity | 6 qts or 5.7 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Minneapolis-Moline 4 Star Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Ampli-Torc |
| Trans type | two-speed power shift |
| Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 39 hp or 29.1 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 38.58 hp or 28.8 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.9 gal/hour or 14.8 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 6537 lbs or 2965 kg |
| Claimed power | 44 hp or 32.8 kW |
| Real power | 41.25 hp or 30.8 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 3.9 gal/hour or 14.8 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| 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 8850 service repair manual
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- Get your Minneapolis-Moline 4 Star manual book version
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