John Deere 8970 VS Kubota BX1830 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 -

Kubota BX1830 2004 comparison online with competitors

Kubota BX1830

General Infos
Make Kubota
Model BX1830
Country Japan
Production From 2004  Until 2006
Price -
Tractor type Sub Compact Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Kubota BX1830 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 18x8.50-8
AG rear tires 26x12.00-12
Lawn front tires 18x8.50-8
Lawn rear tires 18x8.50-8
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 1255 lbs or 569 kg
Length 77.8 inches [197 cm]
Width 45.1 inches [114 cm]
Height 70.9 inches [180 cm]
Wheelbase 55.1 inches [139 cm]
Ground clearance 6.7 inches [17 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 32.2 inches
Front tread size 35.8 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 43.9 ci or 0.7 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 18 hp or 13.4 kW
Engine RPM 3200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 5.5 gal or 20.8 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor electric
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Kubota BX1830 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type hydrostatic
Trans gears infinite (2-range) forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow 5.5 gpm or 20.8 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 13.7 hp or 10.2 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM 2500@3125 (rpm)
PTO Clutch hydraulic
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO independent
Mid PTO RPM 2500 (rpm)
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 680 lbs or 308 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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