John Deere 8970 VS Versatile 1080 Big Roy 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 | - |

Versatile 1080 Big Roy
General InfosMake | Versatile |
Model | 1080 Big Roy |
Country | Canada |
Production | From 1977 Until 1977 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Experimental tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Versatile 1080 Big Roy Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 30.5-32 |
AG rear tires | 30.5-32 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 57,580 lbs or 26118 kg |
Length | 366 inches [929 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 132 inches [335 cm] |
Wheelbase | 266.4 inches [676 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 26.6 feet [8.1 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 1150 ci or 18.8 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 600 hp or 447.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 550 gal or 2081.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 24 V |
Parts And Accessories | Versatile 1080 Big Roy Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 900 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 6 forward and 1 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 8x8 8WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | - |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
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 | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | - |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8970 service repair manual
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