John Deere 8970 VS Hesston 680 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 680

General Infos

Make	Hesston
Model	680
Country	United states
Production	From 1981  Until 1984
Price	21,550  USD
Tractor type	Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Hesston 680 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	7.50-16 (2WD)
AG rear tires	16.9-30
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	5,407 lbs or 2452 kg
Length	135 inches [342 cm] (2WD)
Width	-
Height	99.5 inches [252 cm]
Wheelbase	89 inches [226 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	211 ci or 3.5 L
Cylinders	4 cylinders
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	2500 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	direct injection
Fuel tank size	21.1 gal or 79.9 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Hesston 680 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	-
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	45 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	mechanical shuttle
Trans gears	8 forward and reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	differential hydraulic disc
Cabin type	ROPS standard
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	open center
Valves	2
Pump flow	11 gpm or 41.6 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	2702 psi or 186.3 bar
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	53.33 hp or 39.8 kW
Fuel consumption	3.6 gal/hour or 13.6 l/hour
Pulling power	6,252 lbs or 2835 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	62 hp or 46.2 kW
Real power	61.20 hp or 45.6 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	3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	II
Rear hitch lift	4,410 lbs or 2000 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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