Challenger 65 VS John Deere 8285R 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 8285R
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8285R |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2011 Until 2013 |
| Price | 211,192 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8285R Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 420/90R30 |
| AG rear tires | 480/80R46 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 27,218 lbs or 12346 kg |
| Length | 243.9 inches [619 cm] |
| Width | 96 inches [243 cm] (axle) |
| Height | 96 inches [243 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 120.1 inches [305 cm] (1300 MFWD) |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 314 hp or 234.1 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 183.6 gal or 694.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 26.4 qts or 25.0 L |
| Oil change | 250 h |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8285R Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 200 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere AutoPowr |
| Trans type | infinitely variable transmission (IVT) |
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | CommandView II cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | hydraulic rear lock |
| System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 222.70 hp or 166.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 14.5 gal/hour or 54.9 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 22,662 lbs or 10279 kg |
| Claimed power | 239 hp or 178.2 kW |
| Real power | 276.45 hp or 206.1 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 | 15.2 gal/hour or 57.5 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | 3/3N |
| Rear hitch lift | 13,300 lbs or 6032 kg |
| Front hitch | 3N/2 |
| Front hitch lift | 8,800 lbs or 3991 kg |
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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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