Planting Soybeans with a JI Case 4690 Tractor & Kinze Planter | Greenville Ohio
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Years in Production / 1979–1983
J.I. Case
4690
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the J.I. Case 4690.
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261hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1979–1983
Production years
J.I. Case
Manufacturer
4690 / 01
At a glance
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Original price was $81,000 in 1987
- Manufacturer
- J.I. Case
Mechanical
Hydraulic dry disc brakes
Silent Guardian cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Drive
- 4x4 4WD
- Steering
- hydraulic four-wheel steering
Capacity
- Fuel
- 128 gal484.5 L
- Hydraulic System
- 15.5 gal58.7 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center
- Capacity
- 15.5 gal58.7 L
- Valves
- 2
- Pump Flow
- 31 gpm117.3 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III
- Rear Lift At24610mm
- 12750 lbs5783 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Battery Volts
- 12
4690 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Case
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 504 ci8.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.625x5.00 inches117 x 127 mm
- Power
- 261 hp194.6 kW
- Compression Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 48 qts45.4 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
4690 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Four gears (1-4) in three power shift ranges, plus reverse range.
- Transmission
- three-speed powershift
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic wet discs
4690 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 102 inches259 cm
- Weight
- 22310 lbs10119 kg
- Front Tire
- 18.4-34
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-34
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 18.4-34
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-34
See it in action
Videos
Watch J.I. Case 4690 videos from their original YouTube creators.
4690 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1329
Diesel 12-speed 4WDOctober 18 - 26, 1979
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 8 used for power test.
- Id
- 1329
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 219.62 hp163.8 kW
- Fuel Use
- 14.4 gal/hour54.5 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 14.2 gal/hour53.7 l/hour
- Max Power
- 189.75 hp141.5 kW
- Max Pull
- 24564 lbs11142 kg