Challenger 65 VS Massey Ferguson 6497 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 | - |

Massey Ferguson 6497
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 6497 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2008 Until 2012 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 6497 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9R30 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R42 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 17,200 lbs or 7801 kg |
Length | 214 inches [543 cm] |
Width | 98.2 inches [249 cm] |
Height | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118 inches [299 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 119 inches |
Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 449 ci or 7.4 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 200 hp or 149.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 93.8 gal or 355.0 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 6497 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 600 |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 150 amps |
Trans system | Dyna-6 |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 24 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure flow compensating |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 29 gpm or 109.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 149.8 hp or 111.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.1 gal/hour or 42.0 l/hour |
Pulling power | 19,700 lbs or 8935 kg |
Claimed power | 165 hp or 123.0 kW |
Real power | 208.9 hp or 155.8 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | optional |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 12.1 gal/hour or 45.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 15,700 lbs or 7121 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
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
- Get your Massey Ferguson 6497 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 6497 farm-tractor here