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Years in Production / 1992–1994
John Deere
4960
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the John Deere 4960.

222hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
MFWD Optional
Drive
1992–1994
Production years
John Deere
Manufacturer
4960 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1992 - 1994
4060 Series
Row-Crop tractor
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
- Manufacturer
- John Deere
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Power steering
Differential hydraulic wet disc brakes
Sound-Gard cab standard.
- Final Drives
- inboard planetary
Capacity
- Fuel
- 102 gal386.1 L
- Hydraulic System
- 19.8 gal74.9 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center
- Capacity
- 19.8 gal74.9 L
- Pressure
- 2530 psi174.4 bar
- Rear Valves
- 3 or 4
- Pump Flow
- 30.6 gpm115.8 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- 3/3N
- Control
- electrohydraulic draft sensing
- Rear Lift
- 10,041 lbs4554 kg
- Rear Lift
- 11,773 lbsOptOptional5340 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 120
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 925
- Battery Volts
- 12
4960 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
John Deere
turbocharged aftercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled inline valve-in-head
- Displacement
- 466 ci7.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.5625x4.75 inches116 x 121 mm
- Air Cleaner
- dual dry element
- Compression Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Firing Order
- 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 22 qts20.8 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 32 qts30.3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline valve-in-head
Engine Options
John Deere 7.6L 6-cyl diesel
4960 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Standard transmission.
- Transmission
- John Deere Power Shift
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 15 forward and 4 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 79.2 qts75.0 L
John Deere4960 Transmission
15-speed full power shift
4960 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Width
- 118.5 in300 cm
- Height
- 118.8 in301 cm
- Wheelbase
- 117.1 in297 cm
- Rear tread
- 60 in152 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 118.5 inches (2WD)300 cm
- Wheelbase
- 117.1 inches (4WD)297 cm
- Weight
- 18978 to 19000 pounds
See it in action
Videos
Watch John Deere 4960 videos from their original YouTube creators.
4960 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1622
Diesel Powershift 4WDApril 1 - June 1, 1989Link: OCED Tractor Test 1622 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 12 used for power test.
Gear 3 used for pull test.
- Max Power
- 210.00 hp156.6 kW
- Max Power
- 176.48 hp131.6 kW
- Fuel Use
- 10.9 gal/hour41.3 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 11.0 gal/hour41.6 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 11.1 gal/hour42.0 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 202.73 hp151.2 kW
- Max Pull
- 23,715 lbs10757 kg