John Deere 8400 VS Versatile 256 specs comparison

John Deere 8400

General Infos

Make	John Deere
Model	8400
Country	United states
Production	From 1995  Until 1999
Price	-
Tractor type	Row Crop tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	John Deere 8400 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	14.9R34
AG rear tires	18.4R46
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	18709 lbs or 8486 kg
Length	206.5 inches [524 cm]
Width	-
Height	120.2 inches [305 cm]
Wheelbase	116.1 inches [294 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	60 to 88 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	496 ci or 8.1 L
Cylinders	6 cylinders 12 valves
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	2200 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	135 gal or 511.0 L
Oil capacity	29.6 qts or 28.0 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	John Deere 8400 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	2
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	925
Ground force	negative
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	140 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	John Deere PowerShift
Trans type	full power shift
Trans gears	16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system	hydraulic wet disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive	inboard planetary
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type	CommandView Cab standard
Differentiel lock	electro-hydraulic

Hydraulics specifications

System	closed center pressure-flow compensated
Valves	3 to 5
Pump flow	-
SVC flow	30 gpm or 113.6 lpm
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	37 gal or 140.0 L
Hydraulic pressure	2900 psi or 200.0 bar
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	202.28 hp or 150.8 kW
Fuel consumption	12.5 gal/hour or 47.3 l/hour
Pulling power	29,240 lbs or 13263 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	225 hp or 167.8 kW
Real power	228.29 hp or 170.2 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	12.6 gal/hour or 47.7 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	electro-hydraulic draft sensing
Rear hitch	3/3N
Rear hitch lift	11,700 lbs or 5307 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

Versatile 256

General Infos

Make	Versatile
Model	256
Country	Canada
Production	From 1984  Until 1985
Price	41,000  USD
Tractor type	-
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Versatile 256 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	13.6x28
AG rear tires	13.6x28
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	8,700 lbs or 3946 kg
Length	-
Width	-
Height	112 inches [284 cm]
Wheelbase	86 inches [218 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	239 ci or 3.9 L
Cylinders	4 cylinders
Engine power	100 hp or 74.6 kW
Engine RPM	2500 (rpm)
Torque	250 lb-ft or 339.0 Nm
Torque RPM	1600 (rpm)
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	39 gal or 147.6 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	-
Parts And Accessories	Versatile 256 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	2
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	580
Ground force	-
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	hydrostatic
Trans gears	infinite (3-range) forward and reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive	-
Steering	power
Braking system	-
Cabin type	Cab with heat and A/C
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	closed center
Valves	3
Pump flow	18 gpm or 68.1 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	5 gpm or 18.9 lpm
Tank capacity	8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Hydraulic pressure	2800 psi or 193.1 bar
Max flow	23 gpm or 87.1 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	-
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	84 hp or 62.6 kW
Real power	-
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	-
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	2/1
Rear hitch lift	4400 lbs or 1995 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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