Massey Ferguson 270 VS John Deere 8960 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 270
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 270 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1983 Until 1986 | 
| Price | 19,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 270 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.50-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 16.9-24 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 5,258 lbs or 2385 kg | 
| Length | 147 inches [373 cm] | 
| Width | 85 inches [215 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 84 inches [213 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 59 to 90 inches | 
| Front tread size | 54 to 70 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 236 ci or 3.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 21 gal or 79.5 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 270 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 32 amps | 
| Trans system | Multi-Power | 
| Trans type | partial power shift | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Optional ROPS canopy | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 1 to 3 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | 14 gpm or 53.0 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 46.28 hp or 34.5 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 7966 lbs or 3613 kg | 
| Claimed power | 56 hp or 41.8 kW | 
| Real power | 51.44 hp or 38.4 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | live | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 3.1 gal/hour or 11.7 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 8960
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 8960 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1989 Until 1993 | 
| Price | 142,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | - | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8960 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 20.8R-38 | 
| AG rear tires | 20.8R-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 370 hp 275.9 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 1900 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | - | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 220 gal 832.7 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8960 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 3 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 925 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 120 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | articulated power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard Cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 332 hp 247.6 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | IV | 
| Rear hitch lift | 13966 lbs 6334 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 270 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 270 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 8960 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8960 farm-tractor here