John Deere 8970 VS Ford 8N 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 -

Ford 8N 1947 comparison online with competitors

Ford 8N

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 8N
Country United states
Production From 1947  Until 1952
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel gasoline
Service repair manual Ford 8N Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 4.00-19
AG rear tires 10-28
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 2,410 lbs or 1093 kg
Length 115 inches [292 cm]
Width 64.75 inches [164 cm]
Height 54.5 inches [138 cm]
Wheelbase 70 inches [177 cm]
Ground clearance 13 inches [33 cm]
Turning radius 8 feet [2.4 m]
Rear tread size 48/52/56/60/64/68/72/76 inches
Front tread size 48/52/56/60/64/68/72/76 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 119.7 ci or 2.0 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2000 (rpm)
Torque 92 lb-ft or 124.8 Nm
Torque RPM 1500 (rpm)
Fuel type gasoline
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 10 gal or 37.9 L
Oil capacity 6 qts or 5.7 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 6 V
Parts And Accessories Ford 8N Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 6 V
Battries Amps 80 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force positive
Charging system generator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 20 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Sherman Combination Transmission
Trans type -
Trans gears 12 forward and 3 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering mechanical
Braking system manual drum
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow 2.85 gpm or 10.8 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 5 gal or 18.9 L
Hydraulic pressure 1700 psi or 117.2 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 23.16 hp or 17.3 kW
Drawbar horsepower 18.79 hp or 14.0 kW
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power 2,355 lbs or 1068 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 27.32 hp or 20.4 kW
Real power 23.24 hp or 17.3 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 545 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 2.1 gal/hour or 7.9 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 800 lbs or 362 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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