Challenger 85C VS John Deere 20A specs comparison
Challenger 85C
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 85C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1994 Until 1996 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 85C 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 | 33645 lbs or 15261 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 | 629 ci or 10.3 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 355 hp or 264.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 31.7 qts or 30.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85C Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 900 |
| 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 | 280 hp or 208.8 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 272.42 hp or 203.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 17.3 gal/hour or 65.5 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 33,673 lbs or 15274 kg |
| Claimed power | 305 hp or 227.4 kW |
| Real power | 289.86 hp or 216.1 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 16.1 gal/hour or 60.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
John Deere 20A
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 20A |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2008 Until 2011 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Orchard/Vineyard tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 20A Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.5/80x15 |
| AG rear tires | 6.5/80x15 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 1,654 lbs or 750 kg |
| Length | 98 inches [248 cm] |
| Width | 32 inches [81 cm] |
| Height | 40 inches [101 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 39.3 inches [99 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 9.25 inches [23 cm] (front axle) |
| Turning radius | 3.9 feet [1.2 m] (with brakes) |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 58.2 ci or 1.0 L |
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
| Engine power | 21 hp or 15.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 3000 (rpm) |
| Torque | 53 lb-ft or 71.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 6 gal or 22.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 3.17 qts or 3.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 20A Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 45 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 14 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 3 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 1.7 gal or 6.4 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 1813 psi or 125.0 bar |
| Max flow | 9 gpm or 34.1 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 17 hp or 12.7 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | 1/1N |
| Rear hitch lift | 1,100 lbs or 498 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its 85C service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger 85C farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 20A manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 20A farm-tractor here
