John Deere 8870 VS Massey Ferguson 253 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 -

Massey Ferguson 253 1988 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 253

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 253
Country United states
Production From 1988  Until 1998
Price 20600  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 253 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.50-16
AG rear tires 13.6-2
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 4,020 lbs or 1823 kg
Length 128 inches [325 cm]
Width 73.3 inches [186 cm]
Height 87 inches [220 cm]
Wheelbase 77 inches [195 cm]
Ground clearance 11.5 inches [29 cm]
Turning radius 11.6 feet [3.5 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 152 ci or 2.5 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 57 hp or 42.5 kW
Engine RPM 2250 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 12.6 gal or 47.7 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 253 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type synchronized manual shuttle
Trans gears 8 forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open
Valves -
Pump flow 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 11.4 gal or 43.1 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 48 hp or 35.8 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO live
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 2,621 lbs or 1188 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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