John Deere 8970 VS Kubota M4950 specs comparison

John Deere 8970
General InfosMake | 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 M4950
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | M4950 |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 1983 Until 1993 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Kubota M4950 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 14.9-2 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4,762 lbs or 2160 kg |
Length | 144.3 inches [366 cm] |
Width | 70.9 inches [180 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 80.9 inches [205 cm] (2WD) |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 55.9 to 79.5 inches |
Front tread size | 55.9 to 79.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 170.3 ci or 2.8 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 51 hp or 38.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18.5 gal or 70.0 L |
Oil capacity | 14.5 qts or 13.7 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota M4950 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 300 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 65 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | fully synchronized |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | dry dual 11.2-inch plate |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Four-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 12.7 gal or 48.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2630 psi or 181.3 bar |
Max flow | 9.25 gpm or 35.0 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 40.25 hp or 30.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.4 gal/hour or 12.9 l/hour |
Pulling power | 6,750 lbs or 3061 kg |
Claimed power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
Real power | 45.47 hp or 33.9 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 | 3.1 gal/hour or 11.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I/II |
Rear hitch lift | 3,968 lbs or 1799 kg |
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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