Massey Ferguson 8280 VS John Deere 970 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 8280
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 8280 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1999 Until 2003 | 
| Price | 129,800 USD | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 8280 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 16.9R-28 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4R-42 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 21,540 lbs or 9770 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 121 inches [307 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 513.8 ci or 8.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 120 gal or 454.2 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 8280 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 18 forward and 6 reverse | 
| Clutch system | wet disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | independent hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | pressure flow compensated | 
| Valves | 4 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 39.6 gal or 149.9 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 183.0 hp or 136.5 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 14.6 gal/hour or 55.3 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 20925 lbs or 9491 kg | 
| Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW | 
| Real power | 231.3 hp or 172.5 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 14.1 gal/hour or 53.4 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 22046 lbs or 10000 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 970
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 970 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1989 Until 1998 | 
| Price | 16,500 USD | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 970 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.50-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 12.4-2 | 
| Lawn front tires | 27x8.50-15 | 
| Lawn rear tires | 27x8.50-15 | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 2,670 lbs or 1211 kg | 
| Length | 123 inches [312 cm] | 
| Width | 71.5 inches [181 cm] | 
| Height | 84.8 inches [215 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 68.9 inches [175 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 45.3 to 59 inches | 
| Front tread size | 47.7 to 63.6 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 110.8 ci or 1.8 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 33 hp or 24.6 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | direct injection | 
| Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L | 
| Oil capacity | 5.6 qts or 5.3 L | 
| Oil change | 200 h | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 970 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 550 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 20 amps | 
| Trans system | collar-shift | 
| Trans type | syncromesh | 
| Trans gears | 9 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | planetary | 
| Steering | manual | 
| Braking system | wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 8.7 gpm or 32.9 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 5.5 gal or 20.8 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 30 hp or 22.4 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | live | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | optional | 
| Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | position control | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 2020 lbs or 916 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 8280 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 8280 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 970 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 970 farm-tractor here