Massey Ferguson 285 VS John Deere 8870 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 285
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 285 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1974 Until 1982 |
Price | 24,500 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 285 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | - |
Length | 146 inches 370 cm |
Width | 79 inches 200 cm |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 88.75 inches 225 cm |
Ground clearance | 16 inches 40 cm |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 96 inches |
Front tread size | 56 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | - |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 23 gal 87.1 L |
Oil capacity | 10 qts 9.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 285 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 304mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS standard |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
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 | 81 hp 60.4 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@1730 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 4400 lbs 1995 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 8870
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8870 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 1996 |
Price | 126,538 USD |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8870 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 | 31,438 lbs or 14260 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 | 619 ci or 10.1 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 350 hp or 261.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
Oil capacity | 33.8 qts or 32.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8870 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
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 | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet discs |
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 | 280.34 hp or 209.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 17.9 gal/hour or 67.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 35,026 lbs or 15887 kg |
Claimed power | 300 hp or 223.7 kW |
Real power | 335.69 hp or 250.3 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 | 18.6 gal/hour or 70.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | draft sensing |
Rear hitch | 3 |
Rear hitch lift | 14,980 lbs or 6794 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 285 service repair manual
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