John Deere 8970 VS Kubota M4030SU 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 | 
| Batteries number | 3 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 925 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | Power Shift | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| 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 | - | 
| 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 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | - | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota M4030SU
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | M4030SU | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1988 Until 1998 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota M4030SU Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | 29x12.50-15 (Turf Special) | 
| Lawn rear tires | 29x12.50-15 (Turf Special) | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | - | 
| Length | 134.3 inches [341 cm] | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 78.7 inches [199 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 148.7 ci or 2.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 5 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 51 hp or 38.0 kW | 
| Engine RPM | - | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | direct injection | 
| Fuel tank size | 16.9 gal or 64.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota M4030SU Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | creeper | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | mechanical wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 42 hp or 31.3 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2194 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8970 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8970 farm-tractor here
 
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