Challenger 65E VS John Deere 5603 specs comparison

Challenger 65E
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 65E |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
Price | 187,000 USD |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 65E 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 | 34,195 lbs or 15510 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 629 ci or 10.3 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 310 hp or 231.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 280 gal or 1059.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65E Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
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 |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 248.00 hp or 184.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 15.2 gal/hour or 57.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 33,284 lbs or 15097 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 285.92 hp or 213.2 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 15.5 gal/hour or 58.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III,IV |
Rear hitch lift | 14,583 lbs or 6614 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 5603
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 5603 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2007 Until 2008 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 5603 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 12.4-24 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 7,145 lbs or 3240 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 85.7 inches [217 cm] |
Ground clearance | 15.8 inches [40 cm] |
Turning radius | 10.2 feet [3.1 m] (with brakes) |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 99 hp or 73.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 33.5 gal or 126.8 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | 300 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 5603 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 750 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 90 amps |
Trans system | PowrReverser |
Trans type | power shuttle |
Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 to 3 |
Pump flow | 15.9 gpm or 60.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 11.5 gal or 43.5 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 22.5 gpm or 85.2 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 82 hp or 61.1 kW |
Real power | 82.81 hp or 61.8 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@2400 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 5.4 gal/hour or 20.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 1/2 |
Rear hitch lift | 3,374 lbs or 1530 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its 65E service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger 65E farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 5603 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 5603 farm-tractor here