John Deere 8970 VS White 2-55 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 -

White 2-55 1982 comparison online with competitors

White 2-55

General Infos
Make White
Model 2-55
Country United states
Production From 1982  Until 1987
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual White 2-55 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.50-16
AG rear tires 14.9-2
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 5,072 lbs or 2300 kg
Length 137.4 inches [348 cm]
Width 71.6 inches [181 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 80.3 inches [203 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 199.4 ci or 3.3 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 15.9 gal or 60.2 L
Oil capacity 10.5 qts or 9.9 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories White 2-55 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 35 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type synchromesh
Trans gears 16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock foot-activated standard
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 1 to 3
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 8.8 gal or 33.3 L
Hydraulic pressure 2415 psi or 166.5 bar
Max flow 11.9 gpm or 45.0 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 47.40 hp or 35.3 kW
Fuel consumption 3.6 gal/hour or 13.6 l/hour
Pulling power 4,521 lbs or 2050 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 53.32 hp or 39.8 kW
Real power 45.74 hp or 34.1 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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift 3,641 lbs or 1651 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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