New Holland 8970 VS Massey Ferguson 4900 specs comparison

New Holland 8970
General InfosMake | New Holland |
Model | 8970 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 2002 |
Price | 127,000 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | New Holland 8970 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14L-16.1 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 18.4R42 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 16,950 lbs or 7688 kg |
Length | 196.7 inches [499 cm] |
Width | 96.7 inches [245 cm] |
Height | 121.3 inches [308 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.3 inches [300 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60.3 to 107.8 inches |
Front tread size | 62 to 87 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 456 ci or 7.5 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 240 hp or 179.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 110 gal or 416.4 L |
Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | New Holland 8970 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 950 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 130 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | creeper |
Trans gears | 32 forward and 18 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center load sensing |
Valves | 3 |
Pump flow | 24 gpm or 90.8 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 36.9 gal or 139.7 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar |
Max flow | 31 gpm or 117.3 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 189.5 hp or 141.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 28,010 lbs or 12705 kg |
Claimed power | 210 hp or 156.6 kW |
Real power | 224.5 hp or 167.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Massey Ferguson 4900
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 4900 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1980 Until 1983 |
Price | 123,400 USD |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 4900 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 18.4-38 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27,000 lbs or 12247 kg |
Length | 252 inches [640 cm] |
Width | 108 inches [274 cm] |
Height | 130 inches [330 cm] |
Wheelbase | 137 inches [347 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 17 feet [5.2 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 903 ci or 14.8 L |
Cylinders | 8 cylinders |
Engine power | 375 hp or 279.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 190 gal or 719.1 L |
Oil capacity | 37.5 qts or 35.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 4900 Parts |
Batteries number | 4 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 60 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 18 forward and 6 reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc with four 14-inch plates |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic caliper |
Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 3 to 4 |
Pump flow | 16 gpm or 60.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 60 gpm or 227.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 266.16 hp or 198.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 20.1 gal/hour or 76.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 30,090 lbs or 13648 kg |
Claimed power | 321 hp or 239.4 kW |
Real power | 323.88 hp or 241.5 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2350 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 19.3 gal/hour or 73.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | position control with electronic lower link sensing |
Rear hitch | IV |
Rear hitch lift | 13,000 lbs or 5896 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- New Holland provided us with the latest version of its 8970 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of New Holland 8970 farm-tractor here
- Get your Massey Ferguson 4900 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 4900 farm-tractor here