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Years in Production / 1975–1978
John Deere
8630
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the John Deere 8630.
275hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1975–1978
Production years
John Deere
Manufacturer
8630 / 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
Original price was $53,000 in 1978
- Manufacturer
- John Deere
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Sound-Gard cab standard. Optional air-conditioning.
- Steering
- hydraulic power
Capacity
- Fuel
- 156 gal590.5 L
- Hydraulic System
- 26 gal98.4 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center constant pressure
- Capacity
- 26 gal98.4 L
- Valves
- 2
- Pump Flow
- 33 gpm124.9 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000
- Engine Rpm
- 2100
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 975
- Battery Volts
- 6
8630 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
John Deere
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 619 ci10.1 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.12x5.00 inches130 x 127 mm
- Power
- 275 hp205.1 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dry
- Compression Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Idle Rpm
- 800-2300
- Operating Rpm
- 1500-2100
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 44 qts41.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
John Deere 10.1L 6-cyl diesel
8630 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission
- John Deere Quad-Range
- Transmission Type
- partial power shift
- Gears
- 16 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic wet disc
- Speeds Description
- With 18.4x34 tires.
John Deere8630 Transmission
16-speed partial power shift
8630 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 223.5 in567 cm
- Width
- 95.8 in243 cm
- Height
- 134.5 in341 cm
- Wheelbase
- 125 in317 cm
- Ground clearance
- 19.4 in49 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 125 inches317 cm
- Weight
- 24150 to 24500 pounds
- Front Tire
- 18.4-34
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-34
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 18.4-34
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-34
8630 / 05
Tractor Photos
See it in action
Videos
Watch John Deere 8630 videos from their original YouTube creators.
8630 / 07
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1180
Diesel Quad-Range 4WDJune 3 - 11, 1975
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
- Id
- 1180
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 225.59 hp168.2 kW
- Fuel Use
- 15.3 gal/hour57.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 13.7 gal/hour51.9 l/hour
- Max Power
- 198.12 hp147.7 kW
- Max Pull
- 26,443 lbs11994 kg