• Crawler
  • WhichTractor size: High-power
  • Lab tested ×1
  • 1997–1998

It was ranked on an engine power figure whose source does not say gross or net. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

John Deere 8300T Transmission specs

10 transmission values on record for the 8300 T.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

227.0 hp

169.3 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 8300T”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

How fast will an 8300 T go?

The fastest speed on record for an 8300 T is 18.6 mph (30 km/h). The gearbox itself is not on record yet.

Transmission — 8300 T Transmission
DriveTracksSource 1
Forward gears16
Reverse gears5
Transmission as described16 forward/5 reverse
ClutchPedal operated hydraulic wet John Deere multi-plate clutch
Top speed forward18.6 mph · 30 km/h
Top speed reverse7.6 mph · 12.23 km/hhighest reverse speed printed in the article's speed tables
Service brakesPedal operated hydraulic wet VICKERS disc brake
SteeringElectro-hydraulically operated hydrostatic JOHN DEERE steering
Differential lockElectronically controlled hydrostatic differential steering

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 8300T”

Sources and how this page was built

10 transmission values from Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 8300T”; and OECD test report 1782, 1998.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Sources

Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. OECD Code 2 test report 2/1 782: John Deere 8300T — Licence not stated by the publisher; facts cited, OECD-1782 · published 1998-09-25 · retrieved 2026-09-14. OECD. Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: John Deere 8300T — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-106322 · revision 876395. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document