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John Deere 230 P-Tier
Configuration: 5.68 m boom, 2.9 m arm, 5400 kg counterweight, standard 800 mm triple-grouser shoes, 1.0 m³ bucket; PowerTech PVS 6.8L EPA Final Tier 4/EU Stage IV.
Dimension diagram
| A | Overall length | 9,600 mm |
| B | Overall height | 2,980 mm |
| C | Track length on ground | 3,650 mm |
| D | Ground clearance | 470 mm |
| E | Overall width | 3,180 mm |
| F | Track gauge / tread | 2,380 mm |
| G | Shoe / track width | 800 mm |
Weights
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Operating weight | 25,200 kg | Published: 25,200 kg John Deere 230 P-Tier Excavator brochure/specifications ME230PCU (26-04), linked from deere.com/en-us product page https://www.deere.com/en-us/products-and-solutions/construction-equipment/excavators/230-p-tier-mid-size-excavator-mdrrmezg (Deere asset library johndeere.widen.net). Retrieved 2026-10-25800 mm triple-grouser shoes, with 1.0 m³ bucket, 5400 kg counterweight (55,560 lb). Without bucket 24 250 kg; 700 mm shoes with bucket 24 900 kg. |
Dimensions
Undercarriage / tires
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Undercarriage type | Crawler (steel tracks) | Published: Crawler (steel tracks) John Deere 230 P-Tier Excavator brochure/specifications ME230PCU (26-04), linked from deere.com/en-us product page https://www.deere.com/en-us/products-and-solutions/construction-equipment/excavators/230-p-tier-mid-size-excavator-mdrrmezg (Deere asset library johndeere.widen.net). Retrieved 2026-10-2549 shoes per side; 2 track guides per side. |
| Track rollers / shoes per side | 9 | Published: 9 John Deere 230 P-Tier Excavator brochure/specifications ME230PCU (26-04), linked from deere.com/en-us product page https://www.deere.com/en-us/products-and-solutions/construction-equipment/excavators/230-p-tier-mid-size-excavator-mdrrmezg (Deere asset library johndeere.widen.net). Retrieved 2026-10-25Track rollers per side; 2 carrier rollers per side. |
Ground pressure
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ground pressure | 39.3 kPa | Published: 39.3 kPa John Deere 230 P-Tier Excavator brochure/specifications ME230PCU (26-04), linked from deere.com/en-us product page https://www.deere.com/en-us/products-and-solutions/construction-equipment/excavators/230-p-tier-mid-size-excavator-mdrrmezg (Deere asset library johndeere.widen.net). Retrieved 2026-10-25800 mm shoes with 1.0 m³ bucket (5.7 psi). Without bucket 37.9 kPa. |
Engine
Hydraulics
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pump / aux flow | 448 L/min | Published: 448 L/min John Deere 230 P-Tier Excavator brochure/specifications ME230PCU (26-04), linked from deere.com/en-us product page https://www.deere.com/en-us/products-and-solutions/construction-equipment/excavators/230-p-tier-mid-size-excavator-mdrrmezg (Deere asset library johndeere.widen.net). Retrieved 2026-10-25Sum of tandem variable-displacement main pumps, 2 x 224 L/m (59 gpm each). Pilot 18 L/m and low-flow auxiliary 31 L/m pumps not included. |
| System / relief pressure | 34.3 MPa | Published: 34.3 MPa John Deere 230 P-Tier Excavator brochure/specifications ME230PCU (26-04), linked from deere.com/en-us product page https://www.deere.com/en-us/products-and-solutions/construction-equipment/excavators/230-p-tier-mid-size-excavator-mdrrmezg (Deere asset library johndeere.widen.net). Retrieved 2026-10-25Implement circuit (4,975 psi). Pressure boost 37.3 MPa; travel 34.3 MPa; swing 30.0 MPa. |
Performance
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