Challenger 65 VS John Deere 2240 specs comparison
Challenger 65
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 65 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1987 Until 1990 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 65 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 | 33,200 lbs or 15059 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 106 inches [269 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 638 ci or 10.5 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 270 hp or 201.3 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 166 gal or 628.3 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| 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 with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 4 |
| Pump flow | 26 gpm or 98.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 202 hp or 150.6 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 213.73 hp or 159.4 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 14.0 gal/hour or 53.0 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 32,684 lbs or 14825 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 236.30 hp or 176.2 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 14.4 gal/hour or 54.5 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III |
| Rear hitch lift | 12,300 lbs or 5579 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
John Deere 2240
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 2240 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1976 Until 1982 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 2240 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 4255 lbs or 1930 kg |
| Length | 134.8 inches [342 cm] |
| Width | 63 inches [160 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 80.65 inches [204 cm] (straight axle) |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 50 to 96 inches |
| Front tread size | 49.5 to 79.5 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 179 ci or 2.9 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 16.5 gal or 62.5 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 2240 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Hi-Lo |
| Trans type | two-speed power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | planetary |
| Steering | power assist |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 9 gpm or 34.1 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 39.58 hp or 29.5 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.4 gal/hour or 12.9 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 5,433 lbs or 2464 kg |
| Claimed power | 50 hp or 37.3 kW |
| Real power | 46.78 hp or 34.9 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 3.1 gal/hour or 11.7 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II/I |
| Rear hitch lift | 2243 lbs or 1017 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its 65 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger 65 farm-tractor here
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