John Deere 8970 VS Ford 960 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

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 960

General Infos

Make	Ford
Model	960
Country	United states
Production	From 1954  Until 1957
Price	2,561  USD
Tractor type	Row Crop tractor
Fuel	gasoline
Service repair manual	Ford 960 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	6x16
AG rear tires	12x28
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	3,280 lbs or 1487 kg
Length	132.6 inches [336 cm]
Width	-
Height	65.8 inches [167 cm]
Wheelbase	85.3 inches [216 cm]
Ground clearance	27.9 inches [70 cm]
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	56 to 80 inches
Front tread size	8.3 to 16.3 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	172 ci or 2.8 L
Cylinders	4 cylinders 8 valves
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	2200 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	gasoline
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	-
Oil capacity	5 qts or 4.7 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	6 V
Parts And Accessories	Ford 960 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	1
Batteries voltage	6 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	positive
Charging system	generator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	20 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	Ford
Trans type	unsynchronized gear
Trans gears	5 forward and 1 reverse
Clutch system	dry disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	manual
Braking system	differential mechanical expanding shoe
Cabin type	Open operator station
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	-
Valves	-
Pump flow	-
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	38.40 hp or 28.6 kW
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	4,669 lbs or 2117 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	-
Real power	-
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	live
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	I
Rear hitch lift	1,250 lbs or 567 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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