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J.I. Case 970 Tests



J.I. Case 970 tractor photo
1970 - 1978
Model year
70 Series
Row-Crop tractor
Series map:
870
970
1070
78.9hp*
95.6hp*
112.2hp*
*Estimated engine power for comparison only.
Tractor Tests
NTTL 1034: diesel 8-speed 2WD
NTTL 1037: diesel 12-speed 2WD
NTTL 1038: gasoline 12-speed 2WD
NTTL 1039: gasoline 8-speed 2WD
NTTL 1068: diesel 12-speed 2WD
NTTL 1078: diesel 8-speed 2WD
Nebraska Tractor Test 1034
970 fuel use from test 1034
Nebraska Tractor Test 1034
Diesel 8-speed 2WD
April 7 - 27, 1970
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 1034 file
PTO performance
Power at rated engine speed85.70 hp
63.9 kW
Fuel use5.5 gal/hour
20.8 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power69.63 hp
51.9 kW
Fuel use5.4 gal/hour
20.4 l/hour
Gear 4-Low used for power test.
Max pull10,604 lbs
4809 kg
Gear 1-Low used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 1037
970 fuel use from test 1037
Nebraska Tractor Test 1037
Diesel 12-speed 2WD
April 15 - 28, 1970
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 1037 file
PTO performance
Power at rated engine speed85.31 hp
63.6 kW
Fuel use5.4 gal/hour
20.4 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power71.56 hp
53.4 kW
Fuel use5.3 gal/hour
20.1 l/hour
Gear 2-High used for power test.
Max pull10,671 lbs
4840 kg
Gear 1-Int. used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 1038
970 fuel use from test 1038
Nebraska Tractor Test 1038
Gasoline 12-speed 2WD
April 17 - May 5, 1970
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 1038 file
PTO performance
Power at rated engine speed85.23 hp
63.6 kW
Fuel use8.4 gal/hour
31.8 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power74.6 hp
55.6 kW
Fuel use8.3 gal/hour
31.4 l/hour
Gear 2-High used for power test.
Max pull10567 lbs
4793 kg
Gear 1-Med used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 1039
970 fuel use from test 1039
Nebraska Tractor Test 1039
Gasoline 8-speed 2WD
April 15 - May 5, 1970
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 1039 file
PTO performance
Power at rated engine speed85.02 hp
63.4 kW
Fuel use8.2 gal/hour
31.0 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power77.20 hp
57.6 kW
Fuel use8.6 gal/hour
32.6 l/hour
Gear 4-Low used for power test.
Max pull10540 lbs
4780 kg
Gear 2-Low used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 1068
970 fuel use from test 1068
Nebraska Tractor Test 1068
Diesel 12-speed 2WD
5/6/1971
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 1068 file
PTO performance
Power at rated engine speed93.41 hp
69.7 kW
Fuel use6.2 gal/hour
23.5 l/hour
Power at rated PTO speed93.47 hp
69.7 kW
Fuel use6.2 gal/hour
23.5 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power79.85 hp
59.5 kW
Fuel use6.2 gal/hour
23.5 l/hour
Gear 2-High used for power test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 1078
970 fuel use from test 1078
Nebraska Tractor Test 1078
Diesel 8-speed 2WD
September 9 - 21, 1971
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 1078 file
PTO performance
Power at rated engine speed93.87 hp
70.0 kW
Fuel use6.0 gal/hour
22.7 l/hour
Power at rated PTO speed92.11 hp
68.7 kW
Fuel use5.9 gal/hour
22.3 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power79.90 hp
59.6 kW
Fuel use5.9 gal/hour
22.3 l/hour
Gear 4-Low used for power test.
Max pull10,644 lbs
4828 kg
Gear 2-Low used for pull test.
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