John Deere 8960 VS Massey Ferguson 481 specs comparison

John Deere 8960
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8960 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1989 Until 1993 |
Price | 142,000 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8960 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 20.8R-38 |
AG rear tires | 20.8R-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | - |
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 | - |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 370 hp 275.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 1900 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 220 gal 832.7 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8960 Parts |
Batteries number | 3 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 120 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | articulated power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 332 hp 247.6 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | IV |
Rear hitch lift | 13966 lbs 6334 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Massey Ferguson 481
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 481 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2002 Until 2006 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 481 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16F2 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 18.4-30R1 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5,578 lbs or 2530 kg |
Length | 155 inches [393 cm] |
Width | 80 inches [203 cm] |
Height | 106 inches [269 cm] |
Wheelbase | 90.5 inches [229 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 15.4 feet [4.7 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 268.6 ci or 4.4 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 80 hp or 59.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 294 lb-ft or 398.7 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 17.4 gal or 65.9 L |
Oil capacity | 9.44 qts or 8.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 481 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partially synchronized |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 305mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | independent hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Flat-deck platform with two-post folding ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 or 3 |
Pump flow | 10 gpm or 37.9 lpm |
SVC flow | 14.5 gpm or 54.9 lpm |
Steering flow | 8.0 gpm or 30.3 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 22.5 gpm or 85.2 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 70 hp or 52.2 kW |
Real power | 67.07 hp or 50.0 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1790 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | dry disc |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 4.3 gal/hour or 16.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | position control and top-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | 2 |
Rear hitch lift | 3,947 lbs or 1790 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8960 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8960 farm-tractor here
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