John Deere 8870 VS CaseIH Farmall 55A specs comparison
John Deere 8870
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8870 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1993 Until 1996 |
| Price | 126,538 USD |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8870 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 24.5R-32 |
| AG rear tires | 24.5R-32 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 31,438 lbs or 14260 kg |
| Length | 268.9 inches [683 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 134 inches [340 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 619 ci or 10.1 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 350 hp or 261.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 33.8 qts or 32.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8870 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Power Shift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet discs |
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure compensated |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm |
| SVC flow | 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 38 gal or 143.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2530 psi or 174.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 280.34 hp or 209.0 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 17.9 gal/hour or 67.8 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 35,026 lbs or 15887 kg |
| Claimed power | 300 hp or 223.7 kW |
| Real power | 335.69 hp or 250.3 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 | 18.6 gal/hour or 70.4 l/hour |
| Hitch system | draft sensing |
| Rear hitch | 3 |
| Rear hitch lift | 14,980 lbs or 6794 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
CaseIH Farmall 55A
General Infos| Make | CaseIH |
| Model | Farmall 55A |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2010 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | CaseIH Farmall 55A Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6x16 |
| AG rear tires | 14.9x28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 3,770 lbs or 1710 kg |
| Length | 133.5 inches [339 cm] |
| Width | 66.1 inches [167 cm] |
| Height | 93.9 inches [238 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 87 inches [220 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56.5 to 72.5 inches |
| Front tread size | 57.1 to 72.6 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 135 ci or 2.2 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 55 hp or 41.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 13.5 gal or 51.1 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | CaseIH Farmall 55A Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 800 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 55 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | synchronized shuttle |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | 11-inch dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | differential mechanical wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear differential lock with foot pedal |
| System | open center fixed displacement gear pump |
| Valves | 1 or 2 |
| Pump flow | 11.6 gpm or 43.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 16.9 gpm or 64.0 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
| Real power | 48.94 hp or 36.5 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 | 3.4 gal/hour or 12.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | position control with mechanical draft sensing |
| Rear hitch | 2/1 |
| Rear hitch lift | 2,580 lbs or 1170 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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