Kubota M135X VS John Deere 970 specs comparison

Kubota M135X
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | M135X |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 2009 Until 2014 |
Price | 69,644 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Kubota M135X Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9R24 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 10,141 lbs or 4599 kg |
Length | 171.7 inches [436 cm] |
Width | 89 inches [226 cm] |
Height | 107.3 inches [272 cm] |
Wheelbase | 105.9 inches [268 cm] |
Ground clearance | 24.2 inches [61 cm] |
Turning radius | 13.5 feet [4.1 m] |
Rear tread size | 62.6 to 82.3 inches |
Front tread size | 69.7 to 73.6 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 373.7 ci or 6.1 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 135 hp or 100.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 50.2 gal or 190.0 L |
Oil capacity | 15.4 qts or 14.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota M135X Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 1090 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 80 amps |
Trans system | Intell-Shift Creeper |
Trans type | partial powershift |
Trans gears | 24 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | electro-hydraulic wet discs |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic front and rear |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 to 4 |
Pump flow | 20.4 gpm or 77.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 15.3 gpm or 57.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 15.8 gal or 59.8 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 35.7 gpm or 135.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 103.87 hp or 77.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.7 gal/hour or 29.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 14,102 lbs or 6396 kg |
Claimed power | 118 hp or 88.0 kW |
Real power | 120.74 hp or 90.0 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@2035 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 7.2 gal/hour or 27.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 5,809 lbs or 2634 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

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 | - |
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- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its M135X service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota M135X farm-tractor here
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