John Deere 950 VS New Holland 8970 specs comparison

John Deere 950 1978 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 950

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 950
Country United states
Production From 1978  Until 1989
Price -
Tractor type Compact Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 950 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 5.00-15
AG rear tires 11.2-24
Lawn front tires 27/8.5-15
Lawn rear tires 27/8.5-15
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 3000 lbs or 1360 kg
Length 122 inches [309 cm]
Width 53.3 inches [135 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 68.9 inches [175 cm]
Ground clearance 15.3 inches [38 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 45.3 to 59.1 inches
Front tread size 44.9 to 56.7 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 105 ci or 1.7 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 31 hp or 23.1 kW
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 950 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 gear
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system 210mm dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering manual
Braking system differential mechanical expanding shoe
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 4.75 gal or 18.0 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 23 hp or 17.2 kW
Drawbar horsepower 22.12 hp or 16.5 kW
Fuel consumption 1.8 gal/hour or 6.8 l/hour
Pulling power 3,056 lbs or 1386 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 27 hp or 20.1 kW
Real power 28.05 hp or 20.9 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 1.9 gal/hour or 7.2 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

New Holland 8970 1993 comparison online with competitors

New Holland 8970

General Infos
Make New Holland
Model 8970
Country United states
Production From 1993  Until 2002
Price 127,000  USD
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual New Holland 8970 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 14L-16.1 (2WD)
AG rear tires 18.4R42
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 16,950 lbs or 7688 kg
Length 196.7 inches [499 cm]
Width 96.7 inches [245 cm]
Height 121.3 inches [308 cm]
Wheelbase 118.3 inches [300 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 60.3 to 107.8 inches
Front tread size 62 to 87 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 456 ci or 7.5 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 240 hp or 179.0 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 110 gal or 416.4 L
Oil capacity 22 qts or 20.8 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories New Holland 8970 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 950
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 130 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type creeper
Trans gears 32 forward and 18 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center load sensing
Valves 3
Pump flow 24 gpm or 90.8 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 36.9 gal or 139.7 L
Hydraulic pressure 2750 psi or 189.6 bar
Max flow 31 gpm or 117.3 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 189.5 hp or 141.3 kW
Fuel consumption 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour
Pulling power 28,010 lbs or 12705 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 210 hp or 156.6 kW
Real power 224.5 hp or 167.4 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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