Challenger 65 VS Kubota M8540 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 -

Kubota M8540 2007 comparison online with competitors

Kubota M8540

General Infos
Make Kubota
Model M8540
Country Japan
Production From 2007  Until 2013
Price 29,955  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Kubota M8540 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.50-18
AG rear tires 18.4-2
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires 12.5/80-18 (4WD)
Indus rear tires 18.5L-24 (4WD)
Weight 5,005 lbs or 2270 kg
Length 153 inches [388 cm] (2WD)
Width 78 inches [198 cm]
Height 101 inches [256 cm]
Wheelbase 88.6 inches [225 cm]
Ground clearance 18.3 inches [46 cm]
Turning radius 13.8 feet [4.2 m]
Rear tread size 59.8 to 75.6 inches
Front tread size 56.7 to 80.3 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 230 ci or 3.8 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders 16 valves
Engine power 85.5 hp or 63.8 kW
Engine RPM 2600 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 23.8 gal or 90.1 L
Oil capacity 11.3 qts or 10.7 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Kubota M8540 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 900
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 45 ROPS amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Hydraulic-Shuttle
Trans type power shuttle
Trans gears 12 forward and reverse
Clutch system wet discs
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Two-post foldable ROPS with optional canopy
Differentiel lock rear standard
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 1 to 3
Pump flow 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 6.1 gpm or 23.1 lpm
Tank capacity 14.25 gal or 53.9 L
Hydraulic pressure 2844 psi or 196.1 bar
Max flow 23.1 gpm or 87.4 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 76 hp or 56.7 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM 540@2205 (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 5,510 lbs or 2499 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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