Challenger 65 VS John Deere 8450 specs comparison

Challenger 65
General InfosMake | 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 8450
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8450 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1982 Until 1988 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8450 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 20.8-34 |
AG rear tires | 20.8-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27560 lbs or 12501 kg |
Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 17.8 feet [5.4 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 185 gal or 700.2 L |
Oil capacity | 20 qts or 18.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8450 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 800 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 110 amps |
Trans system | Quad-Range |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 6 reverse |
Clutch system | Perma-Clutch hydraulic wet discs |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | power wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center constant-pressure |
Valves | 2 to 4 |
Pump flow | 32 gpm or 121.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 37.5 gal or 141.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 173.52 hp or 129.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 12.0 gal/hour or 45.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 26,567 lbs or 12050 kg |
Claimed power | 185 hp or 138.0 kW |
Real power | 186.98 hp or 139.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.9 gal/hour or 45.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | lower-link |
Rear hitch | 3/3N |
Rear hitch lift | 9,262 lbs or 4201 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
- Get your John Deere 8450 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8450 farm-tractor here