John Deere 8970 VS CaseIH Magnum 290 specs comparison

John Deere 8970
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8970 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 1996 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8970 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 | 31,879 lbs or 14460 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 | 855 ci or 14.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 400 hp or 298.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
Oil capacity | 36 qts or 34.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8970 Parts |
Batteries number | 3 |
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 | articulated power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
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 | 313.92 hp or 234.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 20.1 gal/hour or 76.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 34,302 lbs or 15559 kg |
Claimed power | 339 hp or 252.8 kW |
Real power | 393.39 hp or 293.4 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 | 21.5 gal/hour or 81.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

CaseIH Magnum 290
General InfosMake | CaseIH |
Model | Magnum 290 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2011 Until 2013 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | CaseIH Magnum 290 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27,400 lbs or 12428 kg |
Length | 253.1 inches [642 cm] |
Width | 100.4 inches [255 cm] |
Height | 133 inches [337 cm] |
Wheelbase | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 57.9 to 90.3 inches |
Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 531 ci or 8.7 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 317 hp or 236.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 168 gal or 635.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | CaseIH Magnum 290 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | CVT |
Trans type | continuously variable transmission |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Magnum Surveyor cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | pressure-flow compensating |
Valves | 4 to 6 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 213.64 hp or 159.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 13.3 gal/hour or 50.3 l/hour |
Pulling power | 23521 lbs or 10669 kg |
Claimed power | 240 hp or 179.0 kW |
Real power | 300.90 hp or 224.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | optional |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 15.0 gal/hour or 56.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 3/3N |
Rear hitch lift | 12,800 lbs or 5806 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
Front hitch lift | 9,426 lbs or 4275 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8970 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8970 farm-tractor here
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