Massey Ferguson 1230 VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison
Massey Ferguson 1230
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson |
| Model | 1230 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1993 Until 2002 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 1230 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-15 (2WD) |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-16 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 1896 lbs or 860 kg |
| Length | 116.5 inches [295 cm] |
| Width | 55.6 inches [141 cm] (min) |
| Height | 79.1 inches [200 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 12 inches [30 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 43.1 inches |
| Front tread size | 35.9 to 39.9 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 87.2 ci or 1.4 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 25 hp or 18.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | 58.6 lb-ft or 79.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1800 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | indirect injection |
| Fuel tank size | 6 gal or 22.7 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 1230 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | hydrostatic |
| Trans gears | infinite (3-range) forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | 215mm dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual (2WD) |
| Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 5.2 gpm or 19.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 3.2 gal or 12.1 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2130 psi or 146.9 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 21.5 hp or 16.0 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | 2000@2500 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | live |
| Mid PTO RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1984 lbs or 899 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
John Deere 8970
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8970 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1993 Until 1996 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8970 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 24.5R-32 |
| AG rear tires | 24.5R-32 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 31,879 lbs or 14460 kg |
| Length | 268.9 inches [683 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 134 inches [340 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 855 ci or 14.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 400 hp or 298.3 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 36 qts or 34.1 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8970 Parts |
| Batteries number | 3 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Power Shift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | articulated power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure compensated |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm |
| SVC flow | 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 38 gal or 143.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2530 psi or 174.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 313.92 hp or 234.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 20.1 gal/hour or 76.1 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 34,302 lbs or 15559 kg |
| Claimed power | 339 hp or 252.8 kW |
| Real power | 393.39 hp or 293.4 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 21.5 gal/hour or 81.4 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 1230 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 1230 farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 8970 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8970 farm-tractor here
