John Deere 8430T tractor specifications

2006 - 2009

2006 - 2009 8030 SeriesAgricultural Crawler tractor

Production

Production Manufacturer:John Deere
Type:Agricultural Crawler tractor
Factory:Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Variants

Variants 8430:row-crop tractor
8430T:crawler tractor

2006 - 2009

8030 Series

Row-Crop tractor

Production

Production
Manufacturer:	John Deere
Type:	Row-Crop tractor
Factory:	Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Variants

Variants
8430:	row-crop tractor
8430T:	crawler tractor

John Deere 8430 Power

John Deere 8430 Power
Engine (gross):	305 hp 227.4 kW
Engine (max):	330 hp 246.1 kW
PTO (claimed):	250 hp 186.4 kW
Drawbar (tested):	223.57 hp 166.7 kW
PTO (tested):	289.26 hp 215.7 kW
power test details ...

John Deere 8430 Engine

John Deere 8430 Engine
John Deere 9.0L 6-cyl diesel
Engine details ...

Mechanical

Mechanical
Chassis:	4x4 Independent Link Suspension (ILS) MFWD 4WD
	4x4 MFWD 4WD
Steering:	power
Brakes:	wet disc
Cab:	CommandView cab standard.
Transmission:	16-speed full power shift
Transmission details ...

Capacity

Capacity
Fuel:	180 gal 681.3 L
Hydraulic system:	9.5 gal 36.0 L
	14.5 gal 54.9 L (with aux reservoir)

Hydraulics

Hydraulics
Type:	closed center PFC
Capacity:	9.5 gal 36.0 L
	14.5 gal 54.9 L (with aux reservoir)
Valves:	3 to 5
Pump flow:	31.7 gpm 120.0 lpm
Total flow:	44 gpm 166.5 lpm
	60 gpm 227.1 lpm (optional)

Tractor hitch

Tractor hitch
Rear Type:	III
	IV (optional)
Rear lift:	17,300 lbs 7847 kg
	18,300 lbs 8300 kg (optional)

Power Take-off (PTO)

Power Take-off (PTO)
Rear PTO:	independent
Rear RPM:	1000
	540/1000 (optional)
Engine RPM:	540@1817 1000@2000

Dimensions & Tires

Dimensions & Tires
Wheelbase:	118.9 inches 302 cm (ILS)
	120.1 inches 305 cm (MFWD)
Weight:	24825 to 25791 pounds
Full dimensions and tires ...

8430 Serial Numbers

8430 Serial Numbers
Location:	Rear of tractor near PTO
photo of 8430 serial number

Electrical

Electrical
Ground:	negative
Charging system:	alternator
Charging amps:	200
Batteries:	2
Battery CCA:	925
Battery volts:	12

John Deere 8430T Power

John Deere 8430T Power Engine:335 hp
249.8 kW
PTO (claimed):255 hp
190.2 kW
Drawbar (tested):219.81 hp
163.9 kW
PTO (tested):298.2 hp
222.4 kW
power test details ...

2006 - 2009

8030 Series

Agricultural Crawler tractor

OCED Tractor Test 1889

OCED Tractor Test 1889
Diesel PowerShift crawler October 4 - November 1, 2006 Link: OCED Tractor Test 1889 file
PTO performance
Max power:	298.2 hp 222.4 kW
Fuel use:	15.8 gal/hour 59.8 l/hour
Power at rated engine speed:	258.54 hp 192.8 kW
Fuel use:	14.4 gal/hour 54.5 l/hour
Power at rated PTO speed:	283.84 hp 211.7 kW
Fuel use:	15.3 gal/hour 57.9 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power:	219.81 hp 163.9 kW
Fuel use:	14.3 gal/hour 54.1 l/hour
Gear 9 used for power test.
Max pull:	32,192 lbs 14602 kg
Gear 5 used for pull test.

John Deere 8430T Engine

John Deere 8430T Engine John Deere 9.0L 6-cyl diesel Engine details ...

2006 - 2009

8030 Series

Agricultural Crawler tractor

Engine Detail

Engine Detail
John Deere PowerTech 6090HRW
variable geometry turbo diesel
6-cylinder 24-valve
liquid-cooled inline
Displacement:	548 ci 9.0 L
Bore/Stroke:	4.661x5.354 inches 118 x 136 mm
Power:	335 hp 249.8 kW
Air cleaner:	dual paper elements
Compression:	16.3:1
Rated RPM:	2100
Idle RPM:	900-2200
Operating RPM:	1500-2100
Starter volts:	12
Oil capacity:	25.5 qts 24.1 L
Coolant capacity:	42.3 qts 40.0 L

Mechanical

Mechanical Chassis:crawler
Steering:electro-hydraulic
Brakes:wet disc
Cab:CommandView cab
Transmission:16-speed full power shift
Transmission details ...

2006 - 2009

8030 Series

Agricultural Crawler tractor

Transmission

Transmission
Transmission:	John Deere PowerShift
Type:	full power shift
Gears:	16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch:	hydraulic wet disc
Oil capacity:	260 qts 246.1 L
Full power shift transmission operated with right-hand control lever. Transmission defaults to gear 7-forward and 2-reverse on startup, although this may be re-programmed. Automatic PowerShift (APS) enables automatic shifting to maintain engine load.

Speeds

Speeds

Capacity

Capacity Fuel:130 gal
492.1 L
Hydraulic system:65 gal
246.0 L

Hydraulics

Hydraulics Type:closed center pressure-flow compensated (PFC)
Capacity:65 gal
246.0 L
Pressure:2900 psi
200.0 bar
Valves:3 to 5
Pump flow:31.7 gpm
120.0 lpm
Total flow:33.5 gpm
126.8 lpm
42.5 gpm
160.9 lpm (optional)

Tractor hitch

Tractor hitch Rear Type:III/IIIN
Rear lift:15,200 lbs
6894 kg

Power Take-off (PTO)

Power Take-off (PTO) Rear PTO:independent
Rear RPM:1000
Engine RPM:1000@2000

Dimensions & Tracks

Dimensions & Tracks Wheelbase:89 inches
226 cm
Weight:28,790 lbs
13059 kg
16/18/25/30 inch tracks Full dimensions and tracks ...

2006 - 2009

8030 Series

Agricultural Crawler tractor

John Deere 8430T Tracks

John Deere 8430T Tracks
Size:	16/18/25/30 inch tracks

Dimensions

Dimensions
Wheelbase:	89 inches 226 cm
Length:	207 inches 525 cm
	219.6 inches 557 cm (with front weights)
Width:	103.7 inches 263 cm (16-inch track/60-inch tread)
	144 inches 365 cm (25-inch track/120-inch tread)
	150 inches 381 cm (30-inch track/120-inch tread)
Height (cab):	122.9 inches 312 cm
Operating weight:	28,790 lbs 13059 kg
Clearance (rear axle):	21.7 inches 55 cm
Clearance (drawbar):	17.7 inches 44 cm