Kubota M8970 VS John Deere 420C specs comparison
 
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota M8970
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | M8970 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1990 Until 1998 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota M8970 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 12.4-24 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-34 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 7716 lbs or 3499 kg | 
| Length | 160.2 inches [406 cm] | 
| Width | 80.7 inches [204 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 97.2 inches [246 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 16.5 inches [41 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 62.2 to 81.1 inches | 
| Front tread size | 64.6 to 68.5 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 261.9 ci or 4.3 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 97 hp or 72.3 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) | 
| Torque | 248.2 lb-ft or 336.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 31.7 gal or 120.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | 16.3 qts or 15.4 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota M8970 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 200 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | - | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Four-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | standard | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 16.3 gpm or 61.7 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2630 psi or 181.3 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 85 hp or 63.4 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | position and draft control | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | 5952 lbs or 2699 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 420C
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 420C | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1956 Until 1958 | 
| Price | 2,350 USD | 
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor | 
| Fuel | gasoline | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 420C Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10/12/14-inch tracks | 
| AG rear tires | 10/12/14-inch tracks | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 4,140 lbs or 1877 kg | 
| Length | 102 inches [259 cm] | 
| Width | 60 inches [152 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | 14 inches [35 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 113 ci or 1.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders 4 valves | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 1850 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | gasoline | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 10.5 gal or 39.7 L | 
| Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 6 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 420C Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 6 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | positive | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | unsynchronized gear | 
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | crawler | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | mechanical disc clutches | 
| Braking system | mechanical band | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 23.53 hp or 17.5 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | 4,862 lbs or 2205 kg | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | live | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 560 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its M8970 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota M8970 farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 420C manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 420C farm-tractor here
 
									 
                                        