John Deere 970 VS Deutz-Fahr DX 4.70 specs comparison

John Deere 970
General InfosMake | 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 | - |

Deutz-Fahr DX 4.70
General InfosMake | Deutz-Fahr |
Model | DX 4.70 |
Country | Germany |
Production | From 1983 Until 1989 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Deutz-Fahr DX 4.70 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00x16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4x34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8466 lbs or 3840 kg |
Length | 161.02 inches [408 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 94.5 inches [240 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 59 to 78.7 inches |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 249.3 ci or 4.1 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 90 hp or 67.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 31.7 gal or 120.0 L |
Oil capacity | 12 qts or 11.4 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Deutz-Fahr DX 4.70 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | fully synchronized |
Trans gears | 20 forward and 5 reverse |
Clutch system | cerametallic disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic dry disc |
Cabin type | Mastercab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 to 3 |
Pump flow | 19.6 gpm or 74.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2538 psi or 175.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 73.23 hp or 54.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.1 gal/hour or 19.3 l/hour |
Pulling power | 10,502 lbs or 4763 kg |
Claimed power | 84 hp or 62.6 kW |
Real power | 84.35 hp or 62.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@2025 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 5.0 gal/hour or 18.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 8377 lbs or 3799 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 970 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 970 farm-tractor here
- Get your Deutz-Fahr DX 4.70 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Deutz-Fahr DX 4.70 farm-tractor here