John Deere 8970 VS CaseIH Puma 230 specs comparison

John Deere 8970 1993 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8970

General Infos
Make 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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 3
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 articulated power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
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 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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

CaseIH Puma 230 2011 comparison online with competitors

CaseIH Puma 230

General Infos
Make CaseIH
Model Puma 230
Country United states
Production From 2011  Until 2013
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual CaseIH Puma 230 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 19800 lbs or 8981 kg
Length -
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 113.6 inches [288 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size 60 to 88 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 411 ci or 6.7 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders 24 valves
Engine power 269 hp or 200.6 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 104 gal or 393.6 L
Oil capacity 16 qts or 15.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor electric
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories CaseIH Puma 230 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 1300
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 150 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type continuously variable transmission (CVT)
Trans gears infinite forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system -
Cabin type Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center pressure flow compensating
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm
Tank capacity 22 gal or 83.3 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow 52 gpm or 196.8 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 165.2 hp or 123.2 kW
Fuel consumption 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour
Pulling power 18250 lbs or 8278 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 195 hp or 145.4 kW
Real power 214.6 hp or 160.0 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 11.5 gal/hour or 43.5 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch 2/3N
Rear hitch lift 10,200 lbs or 4626 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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