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Years in Production / 1981–1984
Hesston
980
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Hesston 980.
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100hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
MFWD Optional
Drive
1981–1984
Production years
Hesston
Manufacturer
980 / 01
At a glance
Production
Utility tractor
- Manufacturer
- Hesston (a part of Fiat)
- Original Price
- $37,000 (1984)
Mechanical
Differential hydraulic disc brakes
Supercomfort cab standard with air conditioning. Optional radio, cassette, and CB radio.
- Drive
- 4x2 2WD
- Drive
- 4x4 MFWD 4WD980DT
- Steering
- hydrostatic power
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Pressure
- 2702 psi186.3 bar
- Valves
- 2
- Pump Flow
- 11 gpm41.6 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540/1000
Electrical
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 55
980 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Fiat 8065
diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 316 ci5.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.94x4.33 inches100 x 110 mm
- Compression Ratio
- 17:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2400
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Fiat 5.2L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 30.6 gal115.8 L
980 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
Four gears with three ranges provide twelve forward speeds. Synchronized shift between gears.
- Gears
- 12 forward and 3 reverse
Transmission (Option 2)
Four gears with four ranges provides sixteen forward speeds.
- Gears
- 16 forward and 4 reverse
980 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 157 in398 cm
- Height (cab)
- 104.5 in265 cm
- Height (ROPS)
- 105.75 in268 cm
- Wheelbase
- 101 in256 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 101 inches256 cm
- Weight
- 8251 to 9125 pounds
- Front Tire
- 10.00-162WD
Tires And Tracks
- Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 10.00-16 . Rear:2WD
- Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 14.9-24 . Rear:4WD
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-34
- Rear Ag
- 13.6-382WD
- Rear Ag
- 16.9-38
- Front Ag
- 12.4-284WD
980 / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1354
Diesel 16-speed 4WDJune 2 - 17, 1980
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 4N used for power test.
- Id
- 1354
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 91.12 hp67.9 kW
- Fuel Use
- 5.4 gal/hour20.4 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 5.3 gal/hour20.1 l/hour
- Max Power
- 74.93 hp55.9 kW