9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFord 8601954–1957No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 6301958–1960No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 860 and the 630 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Ford 860 and John Deere 630, field by field
Field860630Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed44.4 hp44.4 hp—
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h11.8 mph · 19 km/h+5% 860
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared2.7–6.0 gpm · 10.2–22.7 L/min8.9 gpm · 33.7 L/mindiffers
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm / 1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,210 lb · 1,456 kg5,858 lb · 2,657 kg+82% 630
Wheelbase declared74.5 in · 1,892 mm90.0 in · 2,286 mm+21% 630
Length declared121.8 in · 3,094 mm135.2 in · 3,435 mm+11% 630
Width declared63.9–87.5 in · 1,623–2,223 mm86.6 in · 2,200 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared21.0 in · 533 mm25.3 in · 643 mm+21% 630
Turning radius, braked declared18.0 ft · 5.49 m8.6 ft · 2.63 m+109% 860
Fuel tank declared67.2 qt · 63.6 L——

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

Ford 860 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 800”

John Deere 630 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell 630”