OGF Field Tested Review - John Deere 7280R Tractor
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Years in Production / 2011–2013
John Deere
7280R
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the John Deere 7280R.
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280hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
2011–2013
Production years
John Deere
Manufacturer
7280R / 01
At a glance
Overview
2011 - 2013
7R Series
Row-Crop tractor
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
- Manufacturer
- John Deere
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
CommandView II Cab. AutoTrac ready. ISO 1178.3 ISOBUS connection. JDLink and Service ADVISOR Remote available.
- Differential Lock
- full-locking electrohydraulic rear. Limited slip front axle. Electrohydraulic on TLS Plus front axle with front brakes.
- Steering
- hydrostatic power
- Steering
- ActiveCommand Steering optional
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed-center pressure and flow compensated (PFC)
- Pressure
- 2958 psi204.0 bar
- Rear Valves
- 6 (max)
- Mid Valves
- 0 to 2
- Pump Flow
- 43 gpm162.8 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 59 gpm (optional)223.3 lpm
- Scv Flow
- 35 gpm132.5 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- 3/3N
- Control
- electrohydraulic sensing
- Rear Lift
- 15,200 lbs6894 kg
- Rear Lift
- 17,300 lbs (optional)7847 kg
- Front Hitch
- 3N (optional)
- Front Lift
- 11,464 lbs5200 kg
- Drawbar
- Category 3 drawbar standard with 4,050 to 6,000 pound rating. High-capacity 10,000 Cat. 3 drawbar optional.
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.75)
- Rear Type
- 540/1000 (1.375/1.75)
- Rear Type
- 540/540E/1000 (1.375/1.75)
- Rear Type
- 540/540E/1000/1000E (1.375/1.75)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1950
- Engine Rpm
- 540E@1750
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@1950
- Engine Rpm
- 1000E@1950
- Front Pto
- optional
- Front Pto Type
- 1000 (1.375)
- Front Pto Type
- 1000 (1.75)
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 200
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 925
- Battery Volts
- 12
7280R / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
John Deere PowerTech PVX
turbocharged aftercooled diesel
6-cylinder 24-valve
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 548 ci9.0 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.66x5.35 inches118 x 136 mm
- Emissions
- Tier 4A
- Emission Control
- exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)
- Rated Power Gross
- 280 hp208.8 kW
- Maximum Power Gross
- 308 hp229.7 kW
- Fuel System
- electronic high-pressure common rail
- Air Cleaner
- dual stage dry
- Compression Ratio
- 16:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
John Deere 9.0L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 138 gal522.3 L
- Fuel Tank
- 144 gal (optional)545.0 L
7280R / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission
- John Deere IVT
- Transmission Type
- infinitely variable transmission
- Gears
- infinite forward and reverse
John Deere7280r Transmission
infinitely variable transmission
7280R / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 115.2 inches292 cm
- Weight
- 27,180 lbs12328 kg
See it in action
Videos
Watch John Deere 7280R videos from their original YouTube creators.
7280R / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test2024
Diesel IVT 4WDApril 27 - May 15, 2012Link: OCED Tractor Test 2024 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Pull at 9.0 KPH
Pull at 4.5 KPH
- Max Power
- 275.90 hp205.7 kW
- Max Power
- 198.81 hp148.3 kW
- Fuel Use
- 14.9 gal/hour56.4 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 13.7 gal/hour51.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 14.8 gal/hour56.0 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 13.8 gal/hour52.2 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 238.00 hp177.5 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 267.27 hp199.3 kW
- Max Pull
- 23656 lbs10730 kg