John Deere 8870 VS Ford TW-20 specs comparison

John Deere 8870 1993 comparison online with competitors

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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Power Shift
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 12 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
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 -
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system draft sensing
Rear hitch 3
Rear hitch lift 14,980 lbs or 6794 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Ford TW-20 1979 comparison online with competitors

Ford TW-20

General Infos
Make Ford
Model TW-20
Country United states
Production From 1979  Until 1983
Price 40,648  USD
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford TW-20 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 10.00-16 (2WD)
AG rear tires 24.5-32
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 12,250 lbs or 5556 kg
Length 175.6 inches [446 cm]
Width 104.32 inches [264 cm]
Height 116 inches [294 cm]
Wheelbase 109.7 inches [278 cm]
Ground clearance 25.2 inches [64 cm] (2WD)
Turning radius 45.3 feet [13.8 m]
Rear tread size 60 to 90 inches
Front tread size 60 to 84 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 401 ci or 6.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 144.5 hp or 107.8 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque 416 lb-ft or 564.1 Nm
Torque RPM 1600 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 33 gal or 124.9 L
Oil capacity 20 qts or 18.9 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Ford TW-20 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 128 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 72 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Dual Power
Trans type -
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system 356mm cerametallic disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet discs
Cabin type Cab optional with available air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow 16 gpm or 60.6 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm
Tank capacity 18.25 gal or 69.1 L
Hydraulic pressure 2500 psi or 172.4 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 121.5 hp or 90.6 kW
Drawbar horsepower 116.64 hp or 87.0 kW
Fuel consumption 8.9 gal/hour or 33.7 l/hour
Pulling power 14155 lbs or 6420 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 135 hp or 100.7 kW
Real power 131.43 hp or 98.0 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 8.1 gal/hour or 30.7 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 5,700 lbs or 2585 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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