John Deere 8870 VS Fordson Super 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

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	-

Fordson Super Major

General Infos

Make	Fordson
Model	Super Major
Country	United states
Production	From 1961  Until 1964
Price	-
Tractor type	-
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Fordson Super Major Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	6.00-16
AG rear tires	12.4-38
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	5330 lbs or 2417 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	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	199 ci or 3.3 L
Cylinders	4 cylinders
Engine power	54 hp or 40.3 kW
Engine RPM	1700 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	20 gal or 75.7 L
Oil capacity	7.2 qts or 6.8 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Fordson Super Major Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	-
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	-
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	sliding gear
Trans gears	6 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	-
Braking system	-
Cabin type	Open operator station
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	open center
Valves	-
Pump flow	6 gpm or 22.7 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	40.21 hp or 30.0 kW
Fuel consumption	3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour
Pulling power	8,128 lbs or 3686 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	47 hp or 35.0 kW
Real power	42.89 hp or 32.0 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	2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	I,II
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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