John Deere A VS Caterpillar RD8 specs comparison

John Deere A 1934 comparison online with competitors

John Deere A

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model A
Country United states
Production From 1934  Until 1952
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel fuel
Service repair manual John Deere A Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 5.50x16
AG rear tires 9/10/11.25x36
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 3783 lbs or 1715 kg
Length 124 inches [314 cm]
Width 83 inches [210 cm]
Height 60 inches [152 cm]
Wheelbase -
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 309 ci or 5.1 L
Cylinders 2 cylinders 4 valves
Engine power -
Engine RPM 975 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type fuel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 14 gal or 53.0 L
Oil capacity 9.25 qts or 8.8 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts -
Parts And Accessories John Deere A Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type unsynchronized gear
Trans gears 4 forward and 1 reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering manual
Braking system differential mechanical expanding shoe
Cabin type Open operator station with steel pan seat
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 18 hp or 13.4 kW
Drawbar horsepower 18.72 hp or 14.0 kW
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power 2,923 lbs or 1325 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power 23.63 hp or 17.6 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 2.3 gal/hour or 8.7 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Caterpillar RD8 1935 comparison online with competitors

Caterpillar RD8

General Infos
Make Caterpillar
Model RD8
Country United states
Production From 1935  Until 1936
Price -
Tractor type -
Fuel -
Service repair manual Caterpillar RD8 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 33500 lbs 15195 kg
Length -
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase -
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity -
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 1000 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type -
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size -
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts -
Parts And Accessories Caterpillar RD8 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type gear
Trans gears 6 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering -
Braking system -
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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 -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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