CaseIH MX270 Magnum VS Challenger 85E specs comparison

CaseIH MX270 Magnum
General InfosMake | CaseIH |
Model | MX270 Magnum |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1999 Until 2002 |
Price | 141,000 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | CaseIH MX270 Magnum Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9R34 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R46 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 20,900 lbs or 9480 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 118.3 inches [300 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 504.5 ci or 8.3 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 160 gal or 605.6 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | CaseIH MX270 Magnum Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 24 forward and 6 reverse |
Clutch system | electro-hydrauliclly actuated wet discs |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | PFC |
Valves | 3 |
Pump flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 45.5 gal or 172.2 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 207.01 hp or 154.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 13.2 gal/hour or 50.0 l/hour |
Pulling power | 21,665 lbs or 9827 kg |
Claimed power | 235 hp or 175.2 kW |
Real power | 243.18 hp or 181.3 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@1974 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 13.5 gal/hour or 51.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 14,500 lbs or 6577 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 85E
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 85E |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
Price | 224,000 USD |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 85E Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 25-in track |
AG rear tires | 25-in track |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 34,895 lbs or 15828 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 729 ci or 11.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 375 hp or 279.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 280 gal or 1059.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85E Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic differential steering |
Braking system | hydraulic caliper disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 296.50 hp or 221.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 17.6 gal/hour or 66.6 l/hour |
Pulling power | 34,070 lbs or 15454 kg |
Claimed power | 302 hp or 225.2 kW |
Real power | 305.58 hp or 227.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 16.0 gal/hour or 60.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- CaseIH provided us with the latest version of its MX270 Magnum service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of CaseIH MX270 Magnum farm-tractor here
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