John Deere 8970 VS Massey Ferguson 481 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	-

Massey Ferguson 481

General Infos

Make	Massey Ferguson
Model	481
Country	United states
Production	From 2002  Until 2006
Price	-
Tractor type	Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Massey Ferguson 481 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	7.50-16F2 (2WD)
AG rear tires	18.4-30R1
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	5,578 lbs or 2530 kg
Length	155 inches [393 cm]
Width	80 inches [203 cm]
Height	106 inches [269 cm]
Wheelbase	90.5 inches [229 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	15.4 feet [4.7 m]
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	268.6 ci or 4.4 L
Cylinders	4 cylinders
Engine power	80 hp or 59.7 kW
Engine RPM	2200 (rpm)
Torque	294 lb-ft or 398.7 Nm
Torque RPM	1400 (rpm)
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	17.4 gal or 65.9 L
Oil capacity	9.44 qts or 8.9 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Massey Ferguson 481 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	1
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	negative
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	partially synchronized
Trans gears	12 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system	305mm dry disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	planetary
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	independent hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type	Flat-deck platform with two-post folding ROPS
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	open center
Valves	2 or 3
Pump flow	10 gpm or 37.9 lpm
SVC flow	14.5 gpm or 54.9 lpm
Steering flow	8.0 gpm or 30.3 lpm
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	22.5 gpm or 85.2 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	-
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	70 hp or 52.2 kW
Real power	67.07 hp or 50.0 kW
Engine @RPM	540@1790 (rpm)
PTO Clutch	dry disc
Rear PTO	live
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	4.3 gal/hour or 16.3 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	position control and top-link draft sensing
Rear hitch	2
Rear hitch lift	3,947 lbs or 1790 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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