John Deere 970 VS Caterpillar D4 specs comparison
John Deere 970
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 970 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1989 Until 1998 |
| Price | 16,500 USD |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 970 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-2 |
| Lawn front tires | 27x8.50-15 |
| Lawn rear tires | 27x8.50-15 |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 2,670 lbs or 1211 kg |
| Length | 123 inches [312 cm] |
| Width | 71.5 inches [181 cm] |
| Height | 84.8 inches [215 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 68.9 inches [175 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 45.3 to 59 inches |
| Front tread size | 47.7 to 63.6 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 110.8 ci or 1.8 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 33 hp or 24.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | direct injection |
| Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
| Oil capacity | 5.6 qts or 5.3 L |
| Oil change | 200 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 970 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 550 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 20 amps |
| Trans system | collar-shift |
| Trans type | syncromesh |
| Trans gears | 9 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | planetary |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 8.7 gpm or 32.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 5.5 gal or 20.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 30 hp or 22.4 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | optional |
| Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 2020 lbs or 916 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Caterpillar D4
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar |
| Model | D4 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1938 Until 1957 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D4 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 13-inch tracks |
| AG rear tires | 13-inch tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 9970 lbs or 4522 kg |
| Length | 120.7 inches [306 cm] |
| Width | 62 inches [157 cm] (44" gauge) |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 61.125 inches [155 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 11.125 inches [28 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 44 inches |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 350 ci or 5.7 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
| Torque | 421 lb-ft or 570.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 16 qts or 15.1 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D4 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | - |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual clutches |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 50.18 hp or 37.4 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 11,694 lbs or 5304 kg |
| 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 970 service repair manual
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