Massey Ferguson 491 VS John Deere 8970 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 491 2004 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 491

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 491
Country United states
Production From 2004  Until 2006
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 491 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 12.4-24
AG rear tires 18.4-30
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 6,812 lbs or 3089 kg
Length 155 inches [393 cm]
Width 80 inches [203 cm]
Height 106 inches [269 cm]
Wheelbase 93 inches [236 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 268.6 ci or 4.4 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 89 hp or 66.4 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque 282 lb-ft or 382.4 Nm
Torque RPM 1200 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 29 gal or 109.8 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 491 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type partially synchronized
Trans gears 12 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system 305mm dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive planetary
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system independent hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Flat-deck platform with two-post folding ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 2 or 3
Pump flow 10 gpm or 37.9 lpm
SVC flow 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm
Steering flow 8.0 gpm or 30.3 lpm
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow 25 gpm or 94.6 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 77 hp or 57.4 kW
Real power 84.16 hp or 62.8 kW
Engine @RPM 540@1900 (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 4.9 gal/hour or 18.5 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position control and top-link draft sensing
Rear hitch 2
Rear hitch lift 4,199 lbs or 1904 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 8970 1993 comparison online with competitors

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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 3
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Power Shift
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 12 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
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 -
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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