Challenger 65C VS Massey Ferguson 1230 specs comparison

Challenger 65C
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 65C |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 1994 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 65C 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 | 32875 lbs or 14912 kg |
Length | 232 inches [589 cm] |
Width | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Height | 128 inches [325 cm] |
Wheelbase | 107.1 inches [272 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 90 inches |
Front tread size | 90 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 638 ci or 10.5 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 285 hp or 212.5 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L |
Oil capacity | 27.5 qts or 26.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65C Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 750 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 115 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 61.4 gpm or 232.4 lpm |
Tank capacity | 29 gal or 109.8 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2550 psi or 175.8 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 220.32 hp or 164.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 15.7 gal/hour or 59.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 32714 lbs or 14839 kg |
Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW |
Real power | 250.16 hp or 186.5 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 15.3 gal/hour or 57.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IV |
Rear hitch lift | 11,370 lbs or 5157 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Massey Ferguson 1230
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 1230 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 2002 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 1230 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-15 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 12.4-16 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 1896 lbs or 860 kg |
Length | 116.5 inches [295 cm] |
Width | 55.6 inches [141 cm] (min) |
Height | 79.1 inches [200 cm] |
Wheelbase | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
Ground clearance | 12 inches [30 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 43.1 inches |
Front tread size | 35.9 to 39.9 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 87.2 ci or 1.4 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 25 hp or 18.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | 58.6 lb-ft or 79.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1800 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | indirect injection |
Fuel tank size | 6 gal or 22.7 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 1230 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite (3-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | 215mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual (2WD) |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 5.2 gpm or 19.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 3.2 gal or 12.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2130 psi or 146.9 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 21.5 hp or 16.0 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 2000@2500 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | live |
Mid PTO RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1984 lbs or 899 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its 65C service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger 65C farm-tractor here
- Get your Massey Ferguson 1230 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 1230 farm-tractor here