Challenger 65 VS John Deere 900HC 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 900HC
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 900HC |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1986 Until 1988 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | High Clearance tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 900HC Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
AG rear tires | 11.2-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 2,865 lbs or 1299 kg |
Length | 126.2 inches [320 cm] |
Width | 55.1 inches [139 cm] |
Height | 96.6 inches [245 cm] |
Wheelbase | 73 inches [185 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 8.8 feet [2.7 m] |
Rear tread size | 42 to 58 inches |
Front tread size | 42 to 51 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 78.2 ci or 1.3 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 24 hp or 17.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 900HC Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 25 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | dry |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | dry internal expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | foot-operated |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2030 psi or 140.0 bar |
Max flow | 3.1 gpm or 11.7 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 22 hp or 16.4 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@2257 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | dry dual state |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1,800 lbs or 816 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 900HC manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 900HC farm-tractor here