Challenger 65 VS John Deere 8430 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 8430 2006 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8430

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8430
Country United states
Production From 2006  Until 2009
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8430 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 24,825 lbs or 11260 kg
Length 219.1 inches [556 cm]
Width -
Height 122.9 inches [312 cm]
Wheelbase 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS)
Ground clearance 17.4 inches [44 cm]
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 330 hp or 246.1 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 180 gal or 681.3 L
Oil capacity 25.5 qts or 24.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8430 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 200 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT)
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears infinite forward and reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 Independent Link Suspension
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type CommandView cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center PFC
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow 31.7 gpm or 120.0 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 9.5 gal or 36.0 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 211.26 hp or 157.5 kW
Fuel consumption 13.6 gal/hour or 51.5 l/hour
Pulling power 34,671 lbs or 15726 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 250 hp or 186.4 kW
Real power 272.59 hp or 203.3 kW
Engine @RPM 540@1817 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 17,300 lbs or 7847 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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