John Deere 8870 VS JCB Fastrac 185 specs comparison

John Deere 8870
General InfosMake | 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 | - |

JCB Fastrac 185
General InfosMake | JCB |
Model | Fastrac 185 |
Country | England |
Production | From 1994 Until 1997 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | JCB Fastrac 185 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 520/70R30 |
AG rear tires | 520/70R30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 14332 lbs or 6500 kg |
Length | 227 inches [576 cm] |
Width | 93 inches [236 cm] |
Height | 117 inches [297 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118 inches [299 cm] |
Ground clearance | 16 inches [40 cm] |
Turning radius | 44.3 feet [13.5 m] |
Rear tread size | 74 inches |
Front tread size | 74 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 358.8 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 188 hp or 140.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | 553.2 lb-ft or 750.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 74 gal or 280.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | JCB Fastrac 185 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 95 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | synchromesh |
Trans gears | 36 forward and 12 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | pneumatic dry disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 15.85 gpm or 60.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 15.85 gal or 60.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 3046 psi or 210.0 bar |
Max flow | 20.8 gpm or 78.7 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@1966 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | electronic draft control |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 15435 lbs or 7001 kg |
Front hitch | II |
Front hitch lift | 6615 lbs or 3000 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8870 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8870 farm-tractor here
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