John Deere 8560 VS Versatile 256 specs comparison

John Deere 8560 1989 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8560

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8560
Country United states
Production From 1989  Until 1993
Price -
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8560 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 32075 lbs or 14549 kg
Length 268.9 inches [683 cm]
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 133.9 inches [340 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 466 ci or 7.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 235 hp or 175.2 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 220 gal or 832.7 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8560 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 120 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere PowrSync
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 24 forward and 6 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive -
Steering articulated power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Sound-Gard Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed-center pressure compensated
Valves -
Pump flow 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm
SVC flow 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 37 gal or 140.0 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 180.74 hp or 134.8 kW
Fuel consumption 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour
Pulling power 32,166 lbs or 14590 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 200 hp or 149.1 kW
Real power 210.12 hp or 156.7 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 11.7 gal/hour or 44.3 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 14983 lbs or 6796 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Versatile 256 1984 comparison online with competitors

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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