Ford 8770 or John Deere 4840?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 8770: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Ford 8770 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 45% (39.0 L/min / 10.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 99% (3,718 kg / 8,197 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Ford 8770 suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | 8770 | 4840 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 133.8 kW (179.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | 134.7 kW (180.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the 8770 and the 4840. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 8770 and the 4840. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 126.1 L/min (33.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | 87.1 L/min (23.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | AheadThe Ford 8770 has 45% more hydraulic flow (39.0 L/min / 10.3 gpm) than the John Deere 4840 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 7,480 kg (16,491 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | 3,762 kg (8,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | AheadThe Ford 8770 has 99% more lift (3,718 kg / 8,197 lb) than the John Deere 4840 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 8,748 kg (19,286 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | 6,758 kg (14,899 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 8770 is 29% heavier (1,990 kg / 4,387 lb) than the John Deere 4840 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 8770 and the 4840. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18 to 36Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 8770 and the 4840. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | AheadThe Ford 8770 has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the John Deere 4840 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 8770. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8770” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 4840” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1993–1999 | 1978–1982 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 8770 is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 8770 has 45% more hydraulic flow (39.0 L/min / 10.3 gpm) than the John Deere 4840 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8770 has 99% more lift (3,718 kg / 8,197 lb) than the John Deere 4840 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8770 is 29% heavier (1,990 kg / 4,387 lb) than the John Deere 4840 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8770 has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the John Deere 4840 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8770 is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources