John Deere 8970 VS Challenger MT655C specs comparison
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 |
| 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 | - |
Challenger MT655C
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | MT655C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2009 Until 2010 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger MT655C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 480/70R34 |
| AG rear tires | 520/85R46 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 24,250 lbs or 10999 kg |
| Length | 223.2 inches [566 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 133.1 inches [338 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 122.2 inches [310 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 512.6 ci or 8.4 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 265 hp or 197.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | 955 lb-ft or 1295.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | electronic high-pressure common rail |
| Fuel tank size | 155.9 gal or 590.1 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT655C Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 240 amps |
| Trans system | Techstar CVT |
| Trans type | continuously variable transmission |
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center load sensing |
| Valves | 4 to 6 |
| Pump flow | 26.4 gpm or 99.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2,901 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 46.2 gpm or 174.9 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 195.1 hp or 145.5 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 14.7 gal/hour or 55.6 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 26970 lbs or 12233 kg |
| Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
| Real power | 256.1 hp or 191.0 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent electro-hydaulic |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540E (rpm) |
| Front PTO | optional |
| Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III, IV |
| Rear hitch lift | 26,460 lbs or 12002 kg |
| Front hitch | III |
| Front hitch lift | 11,020 lbs or 4998 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
- Get your Challenger MT655C manual book version
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