John Deere 8870 VS Hesston 55-46 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 -

Hesston 55-46 1990 comparison online with competitors

Hesston 55-46

General Infos
Make Hesston
Model 55-46
Country United states
Production From 1990  Until 1990
Price 15,050  USD
Tractor type Farm/Agricultural tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Hesston 55-46 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.50-16
AG rear tires 13.6-28
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 4,080 lbs or 1850 kg
Length -
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase -
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 165 ci or 2.7 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2500 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size -
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Hesston 55-46 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 33 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type partially synchronized
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system -
Cabin type ROPS standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 0 to 2
Pump flow 9 gpm or 34.1 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2700 psi or 186.2 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 45 hp or 33.6 kW
Real power -
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 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I/II
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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