Kubota M8970 VS Versatile 485 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 | - |
Versatile 485
General Infos| Make | Versatile |
| Model | 485 |
| Country | Canada |
| Production | From 2008 Until 2011 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Versatile 485 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 710/70R42 |
| AG rear tires | 710/70R42 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 42000 lbs or 19051 kg |
| Length | 299 inches [759 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 135.8 inches [344 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 154 inches [391 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 21.9 inches [55 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 912 ci or 14.9 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 485 hp or 361.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | - |
| Torque | 1650 lb-ft or 2237.4 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 350 gal or 1324.8 L |
| Oil capacity | 50.5 qts or 47.8 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Versatile 485 Parts |
| Batteries number | 3 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 950 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | 12 V |
| Charging Amps | 160 amps |
| Trans system | Quadshift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | outboard planetary |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | dry caliper |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center load sensing |
| Valves | 4 to 6 |
| Pump flow | 55 gpm or 208.2 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 30 gal or 113.6 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| 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 | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its M8970 service repair manual
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