Challenger 85C VS John Deere 8245R 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 8245R
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8245R |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2009 Until 2010 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8245R Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 420/90R30 |
| AG rear tires | 480/80R46 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 25,868 lbs or 11733 kg |
| Length | 241.3 inches [612 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 127.7 inches [324 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 120.1 inches [305 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 27 inches [68 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 237 hp or 176.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 180 gal or 681.3 L |
| Oil capacity | 26.4 qts or 25.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8245R Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 200 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | CommandView cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center, pressrue and flow compensated |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 40 gal or 151.4 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 182.55 hp or 136.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 19,469 lbs or 8831 kg |
| Claimed power | 198 hp or 147.6 kW |
| Real power | 224.84 hp or 167.7 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 | 11.9 gal/hour or 45.0 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
| Rear hitch lift | 12,400 lbs or 5624 kg |
| Front hitch | optional with ILS |
| Front hitch lift | 11,000 lbs or 4989 kg |
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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 8245R manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8245R farm-tractor here
