John Deere 8870 VS Fordson Power Major 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 | - |
Fordson Power Major
General Infos| Make | Fordson |
| Model | Power Major |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1958 Until 1961 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Fordson Power Major Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 14-30 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 4,540 lbs or 2059 kg |
| Length | 130.5 inches [331 cm] |
| Width | 65 inches [165 cm] |
| Height | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 80 inches [203 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 58/62 inches |
| Front tread size | 54 to 78 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 199 ci or 3.3 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 17.4 gal or 65.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 7.2 qts or 6.8 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Fordson Power Major Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 144 |
| Ground force | positive |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | unsymchronized gear |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power assist |
| Braking system | differential mechanical shoe |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | gear pump |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 5.65 gpm or 21.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2200 psi or 151.7 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 42.63 hp or 31.8 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 8,038 lbs or 3646 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 45.39 hp or 33.8 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 540@1600 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour |
| 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 8870 service repair manual
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