Fiat 44-28 vs Ford 8970

14 material differences

Tractor one

Fiat 44-28

1979–1982

No measured PTO figure

Tractor two

Ford 8970

1993–1999

No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1979–1982; 1993–1999). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

14 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fiat 44-28 and Ford 8970, field by field
Field44-288970Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed276.4 hp236.7 hp+17% 44-28
Engine declaredCUMMINS NT-855 C 280FORD/NEW HOLLAND VB 456 CID TC/ACdiffers
Displacement declared14.02 L7.48 L+87% 44-28
Maximum torque declared863 lb·ft · 1,170 N·m784 lb·ft · 1,063 N·m+10% 44-28
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h24.9 mph · 40 km/h+60% 8970
Clutch declaredDry Dana-Spicer double clutchWet Funk multi-plate clutch running in oil bathdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensing
Pump flow declared23.6 gpm · 89.4 L/min33.5 gpm · 126.8 L/min+42% 8970
Pressure declared3,336–3,481 psi · 230–240 bar2,495 psi · 172 bardiffers
Three-point lift at ends declared18,298 lb · 8,300 kg20,238 lb · 9,180 kg+11% 8970
Rear PTO speeds declared1000 rpm1000 rpm
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared22,972 lb · 10,420 kg19,147 lb · 8,685 kg+20% 44-28
Maximum permissible mass declared30,093 lb · 13,650 kg
Wheelbase declared131.5 in · 3,340 mm118.3 in · 3,005 mm+11% 44-28
Length declared255.9 in · 6,500 mm198.3 in · 5,038 mm+29% 44-28
Width declared99.6 in · 2,530 mm100.8 in · 2,560 mm
Height declared139.8 in · 3,550 mm122.8 in · 3,118 mm+14% 44-28
Ground clearance declared16.5 in · 420 mm20.0 in · 509 mm+21% 8970
Fuel tank declared739.7 qt · 700.0 L439.6 qt · 416.0 L+68% 44-28

Fiat 44-28 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat Fiat 44-28”

Ford 8970 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8970”