John Deere 8970 VS Hesston 60-66 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	-

Hesston 60-66

General Infos

Make	Hesston
Model	60-66
Country	United states
Production	From 1985  Until 1991
Price	-
Tractor type	Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Hesston 60-66 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	7.50-16
AG rear tires	14.9-28
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	4901 lbs or 2223 kg
Length	133 inches [337 cm]
Width	-
Height	-
Wheelbase	83.4 inches [211 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	52.1 to 75.75 inches
Front tread size	55.1 to 74.75 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	179 ci or 2.9 L
Cylinders	3 cylinders
Engine power	60 hp or 44.7 kW
Engine RPM	2500 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	19.2 gal or 72.7 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	electric
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Hesston 60-66 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	-
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	33 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	creeper
Trans gears	20 forward and 8 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	power
Braking system	differential mechanical wet disc
Cabin type	Four-post ROPS
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	open center
Valves	1 to 3
Pump flow	-
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	2700 psi or 186.2 bar
Max flow	11 gpm or 41.6 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	45 hp or 33.6 kW
Drawbar horsepower	44.89 hp or 33.5 kW
Fuel consumption	3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	51 hp or 38.0 kW
Real power	48.51 hp or 36.2 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	2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	position and lower-link draft control
Rear hitch	I/II
Rear hitch lift	3920 lbs or 1778 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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