John Deere Tractor 8430 Disesl 4wd (1977) & John Deere Tractor 7520 Disesl 4wd (1975)
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Years in Production / 1975–1978
John Deere
8430
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the John Deere 8430.
194hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
4x4 Only
Drive
1975–1978
Production years
John Deere
Manufacturer
8430 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1975 - 1978
Generation II Series
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
- Manufacturer
- John Deere
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Sound-Gard cab standard. Optional air-conditioning.
- Steering
- hydrostatic power
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center constant pressure
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@2100
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 850
- Battery Volts
- 6
8430 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
John Deere
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 466 ci7.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.5625x4.75 inches116 x 121 mm
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements
- Compression Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Idle Rpm
- 800-2300
- Operating Rpm
- 1500-2100
- Firing Order
- 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
John Deere 7.6L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 156 gal590.5 L
8430 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission
- Quad-Range
- Transmission Type
- partial power shift
- Gears
- 16 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic wet disc
- Speeds Description
- With 18.4x34 tires.
John Deere8430 Transmission
16-speed partial power shift
8430 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 125 inches317 cm
- Weight
- 22010 to 22810 pounds
- Front Tire
- 18.4-34
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-34
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 18.4-34
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-34
8430 / 05
Tractor Photos
See it in action
Videos
Watch John Deere 8430 videos from their original YouTube creators.
8430 / 07
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1179
Diesel 16-speed 4WDJune 3 - 10, 1975
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
- Id
- 1179
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 178.16 hp132.9 kW
- Fuel Use
- 11.8 gal/hour44.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 11.6 gal/hour43.9 l/hour
- Max Power
- 155.56 hp116.0 kW
- Max Pull
- 22,503 lbs10207 kg