John Deere 8970 VS Kubota M5140 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 M5140
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | M5140 |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 2010 |
Price | 21,432 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Kubota M5140 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.50-15 |
AG rear tires | 14.9-2 |
Lawn front tires | 29x12.5-15 |
Lawn rear tires | 29x12.5-15 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4,240 lbs or 1923 kg |
Length | 135.6 inches [344 cm] (4WD ROPS) |
Width | - |
Height | 84.4 inches [214 cm] |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 11.8 feet [3.6 m] |
Rear tread size | 52 to 67.7 inches |
Front tread size | 55.9 to 71.7 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 148.5 ci or 2.4 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 52 hp or 38.8 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 | 8.5 qts or 8.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota M5140 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 45 amps |
Trans system | Hydraulic-Shuttle |
Trans type | power shuttle |
Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet discs |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS with optional canopy |
Differentiel lock | rear standard |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 to 3 |
Pump flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 6.1 gpm or 23.1 lpm |
Tank capacity | 10.6 gal or 40.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 17.2 gpm or 65.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 46 hp or 34.3 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@2295 (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 | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 4,200 lbs or 1905 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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