John Deere 8850 VS Versatile 300 specs comparison

John Deere 8850
General InfosMake | 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 | - |

Versatile 300
General InfosMake | Versatile |
Model | 300 |
Country | Canada |
Production | From 1973 Until 1973 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Versatile 300 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 18.4x34 |
AG rear tires | 18.4x34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 12,700 lbs or 5760 kg |
Length | 212 inches [538 cm] |
Width | 56 inches [142 cm] |
Height | 124 inches [314 cm] |
Wheelbase | 110 inches [279 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 56 to 96 inches |
Front tread size | 56 to 96 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 378 ci or 6.2 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders V 6 valves |
Engine power | 155 hp or 115.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 3300 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 65 gal or 246.0 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Versatile 300 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 204 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 58 amps |
Trans system | Hydro-Mech |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
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 | 120 hp or 89.5 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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