John Deere 970 VS Ford-New Holland 8560 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 | - |

Ford-New Holland 8560
General InfosMake | Ford-New Holland |
Model | 8560 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1996 Until 1999 |
Price | 73,000 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford-New Holland 8560 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 11.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R3 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 12,386 lbs or 5618 kg |
Length | 180 inches [457 cm] (2WD) |
Width | 84 inches [213 cm] (min) |
Height | 111.5 inches [283 cm] |
Wheelbase | 108.3 inches [275 cm] (2WD) |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60.2 to 87.9 inches |
Front tread size | 60.7 to 86.1 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 456 ci or 7.5 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 85 gal or 321.7 L |
Oil capacity | 20.8 qts or 19.7 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford-New Holland 8560 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 900 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 70 amps |
Trans system | Range Command |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 18 forward and 6 reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | Rear (2WD) or front and rear (4WD) with push-button operation |
System | closed center load sensing |
Valves | 2 to 4 |
Pump flow | 26 gpm or 98.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 16.4 gpm or 62.1 lpm |
Tank capacity | 26.4 gal or 99.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2755 psi or 190.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 120 hp or 89.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 130 hp or 96.9 kW |
Real power | 143 hp or 106.6 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 | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/III |
Rear hitch lift | 12,000 lbs or 5443 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 Ford-New Holland 8560 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Ford-New Holland 8560 farm-tractor here