The engine that John Deere fitted into the 870 agricultural tractor was manufactured by Yanmar. This engine is a three-cylinder, 28-horsepower engine that runs on diesel fuel. The engine offers an 87.3 cubic-inch piston displacement.
This tractor employs an open hydraulic system. The system can hold a total of 5.5 gallons of hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic system offered in the John Deere 870 tractor can pump fluid at an 8.1 gallon-per-minute rate.
Wheelbase on this model tractor is 68 inches. This particular tractor was designed with 5.00-15 front agricultural tires and 11.2-24 rear agricultural tires. The John Deere 870-model tractor weighs 2,515 pounds. Consumers have access to two-wheel drive as well as four-wheel drive models of the 870 agricultural tractor.