John Deere 8970 VS Farmall 706 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 -

Farmall 706 1963 comparison online with competitors

Farmall 706

General Infos
Make Farmall
Model 706
Country United states
Production From 1963  Until 1967
Price 6,100  USD
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Farmall 706 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.50-16 (2WD)
AG rear tires 15.5-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 7,530 lbs or 3415 kg
Length 157 inches [398 cm] (2WD)
Width 92 inches [233 cm] (min)
Height -
Wheelbase 97.5 inches [247 cm] (2WD)
Ground clearance 17 inches [43 cm]
Turning radius 16.3 feet [5.0 m]
Rear tread size 56 to 94 inches
Front tread size 8/16 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 291 ci or 4.8 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 89 hp or 66.4 kW
Engine RPM 2300 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 33 gal or 124.9 L
Oil capacity 9 qts or 8.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Farmall 706 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 60 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 25 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Torque Amplifier
Trans type -
Trans gears 16 forward and 8 reverse
Clutch system 12-inch dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic dry double disc
Cabin type Cab optional
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 1 or 2
Pump flow 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 9 gpm or 34.1 lpm
Tank capacity 17 gal or 64.3 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 65 hp or 48.5 kW
Drawbar horsepower 65.67 hp or 49.0 kW
Fuel consumption 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour
Pulling power 8,387 lbs or 3804 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 73.5 hp or 54.8 kW
Real power 71.8 hp or 53.5 kW
Engine @RPM 540@2100 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 5.8 gal/hour or 22.0 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch 2
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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