Challenger 85D VS John Deere M specs comparison
Challenger 85D
General Infos| Make | 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 | - |
John Deere M
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | M |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1947 Until 1952 |
| Price | 1075 USD |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | John Deere M Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 4.00x15 |
| AG rear tires | 8x24 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 2,600 lbs or 1179 kg |
| Length | 110 inches [279 cm] |
| Width | 51 inches [129 cm] |
| Height | 56 inches [142 cm] |
| Wheelbase | - |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | 8.5 feet [2.6 m] |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 100.5 ci or 1.6 L |
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1650 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 10 gal or 37.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 6 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere M Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | postitive |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | unsynchronized gear |
| Trans gears | 4 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | differential mechanical disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | Touch-O-Matic |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 700 psi or 48.3 bar |
| Max flow | 4.25 gpm or 16.1 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 18 hp or 13.4 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 18.15 hp or 13.5 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 2,329 lbs or 1056 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 550 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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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 John Deere M manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere M farm-tractor here
