John Deere 8970 VS Massey Ferguson 7490 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 -

Massey Ferguson 7490 2004 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 7490

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 7490
Country United states
Production From 2004  Until 2012
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 7490 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 14.9R28
AG rear tires 18.4R38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 15,145 lbs or 6869 kg
Length 205.9 inches [522 cm]
Width 80 inches [203 cm]
Height 122 inches [309 cm]
Wheelbase 118.7 inches [301 cm]
Ground clearance 14 inches [35 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 402.5 ci or 6.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 168 hp or 125.3 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 93.8 gal or 355.0 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 7490 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 505
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 120 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Dyna-VT
Trans type -
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 independent hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center
Valves 3 or 4
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2900 psi or 200.0 bar
Max flow 29 gpm or 109.8 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 115.1 hp or 85.8 kW
Fuel consumption 9.3 gal/hour or 35.2 l/hour
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 140 hp or 104.4 kW
Real power 153.1 hp or 114.2 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 9.1 gal/hour or 34.4 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II/IIIN
Rear hitch lift 14,283 lbs or 6478 kg
Front hitch optional
Front hitch lift -

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