Challenger 85C VS John Deere 5203 specs comparison

Challenger 85C
General InfosMake | 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 5203
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 5203 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2003 Until 2008 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 5203 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4647 lbs or 2107 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 80.7 inches [204 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 55.8 to 71.7 inches |
Front tread size | 56.9 to 81.9 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 179 ci or 2.9 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 56 hp or 41.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 19 gal or 71.9 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | 100 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 5203 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 623 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 40 amps |
Trans system | SyncShuttle |
Trans type | partially synchronized |
Trans gears | 9 forward and 3 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential wet disc |
Cabin type | Foldable two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | 9.5 gpm or 36.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 6.8 gpm or 25.7 lpm |
Tank capacity | 10 gal or 37.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2800 psi or 193.1 bar |
Max flow | 16.3 gpm or 61.7 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
Real power | 48.36 hp or 36.1 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 | 3.3 gal/hour or 12.5 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 3,591 lbs or 1628 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
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