John Deere 970 VS Massey Ferguson 1800 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 | - |

Massey Ferguson 1800
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 1800 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1971 Until 1974 |
Price | 21,100 USD |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 1800 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 18.4-30 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 17,330 lbs or 7860 kg |
Length | 210 inches [533 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 130 inches [330 cm] |
Wheelbase | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Ground clearance | 15 inches [38 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 68 to 88 inches |
Front tread size | 68 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 636 ci or 10.4 L |
Cylinders | 8 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2800 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 120 gal or 454.2 L |
Oil capacity | 12 qts or 11.4 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 1800 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 60 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 14-inch dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic internal expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 2 or 3 |
Pump flow | 25 gpm or 94.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 15 gal or 56.8 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 50 gpm or 189.3 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 171 hp or 127.5 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 171.37 hp or 127.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 12.9 gal/hour or 48.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 18,432 lbs or 8360 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | optional |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (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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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 Massey Ferguson 1800 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 1800 farm-tractor here