Challenger 65 VS John Deere 6500L specs comparison

Challenger 65 1987 comparison online with competitors

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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 10 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic differential steering
Braking system hydraulic caliper disc
Cabin type Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center
Valves 4
Pump flow 26 gpm or 98.4 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 12,300 lbs or 5579 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 6500L 1994 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 6500L

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 6500L
Country United states
Production From 1994  Until 1998
Price -
Tractor type Orchard/Vineyard tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 6500L Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 27/9.5-15 (2WD)
AG rear tires 18.4-26
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 7,740 lbs or 3510 kg
Length 162.7 inches [413 cm]
Width -
Height 96.1 inches [244 cm]
Wheelbase 94.5 inches [240 cm]
Ground clearance 15.4 inches [39 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 276 ci or 4.5 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 114 hp or 85.0 kW
Engine RPM 2300 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 30 gal or 113.6 L
Oil capacity 12.7 qts or 12.0 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 6500L Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 110 amps
Cold Amps 780
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere PowrQuad Creeper
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 28 forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering -
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type -
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center pressure flow compensated
Valves 2
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 13.7 gal or 51.9 L
Hydraulic pressure 2900 psi or 200.0 bar
Max flow 18.9 gpm or 71.5 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 95 hp or 70.8 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 5,915 lbs or 2683 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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