Challenger 85D VS Fendt 718 Vario specs comparison

Challenger 85D
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 85D |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1996 Until 1997 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 85D Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 30-inch track |
AG rear tires | 30-inch track |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 34234 lbs or 15528 kg |
Length | 232 inches [589 cm] |
Width | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Height | 128 inches [325 cm] |
Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 90 inches |
Front tread size | 90 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 729 ci or 11.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 370 hp or 275.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 203 gal or 768.4 L |
Oil capacity | 32 qts or 30.3 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85D Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 900 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 145 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 wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed-center pressure-compensated |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 29 gal or 109.8 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 265 hp or 197.6 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 271.64 hp or 202.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 16.3 gal/hour or 61.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 35,299 lbs or 16011 kg |
Claimed power | 318 hp or 237.1 kW |
Real power | 318.59 hp or 237.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2050 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 16.6 gal/hour or 62.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Fendt 718 Vario
General InfosMake | Fendt |
Model | 718 Vario |
Country | Germany |
Production | From 2006 Until 2017 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Fendt 718 Vario Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 15,400 lbs or 6985 kg |
Length | 187.1 inches [475 cm] |
Width | 101.2 inches [257 cm] |
Height | 118.1 inches [299 cm] |
Wheelbase | 107.1 inches [272 cm] |
Ground clearance | 21.7 inches [55 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 75.6 inches |
Front tread size | 76.4 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 369.6 ci or 6.1 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 186 hp or 138.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | 575.3 lb-ft or 780.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1450 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 89.8 gal or 339.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | 500 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Fendt 718 Vario Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 170 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | Fendt Vario |
Trans type | continuously variable transmission (IVT) |
Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | wet discs |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | load sensing |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2,900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 29.1 gpm or 110.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/II |
Rear hitch lift | 20,411 lbs or 9258 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | 5,520 lbs or 2503 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its 85D service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger 85D farm-tractor here
- Get your Fendt 718 Vario manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Fendt 718 Vario farm-tractor here