Challenger 85E VS John Deere 3050 specs comparison

Challenger 85E
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 85E |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
Price | 224,000 USD |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 85E 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 | 34,895 lbs or 15828 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 729 ci or 11.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 375 hp or 279.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 280 gal or 1059.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85E Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging 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 caliper disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 296.50 hp or 221.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 17.6 gal/hour or 66.6 l/hour |
Pulling power | 34,070 lbs or 15454 kg |
Claimed power | 302 hp or 225.2 kW |
Real power | 305.58 hp or 227.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 16.0 gal/hour or 60.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 3050
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 3050 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1986 Until 1993 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 3050 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9x26 |
AG rear tires | 521/70x38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 9149 lbs or 4149 kg |
Length | 184.1 inches [467 cm] |
Width | 85.4 inches [216 cm] |
Height | 113.4 inches [288 cm] |
Wheelbase | 101.8 inches [258 cm] |
Ground clearance | 27 inches [68 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 59.1 to 78.7 inches |
Front tread size | 56.9 to 82.4 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 359 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 90.7 hp or 67.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | 250.8 lb-ft or 340.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 32 gal or 121.1 L |
Oil capacity | 12.15 qts or 11.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 3050 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 88 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | Hi-Lo |
Trans type | two-speed power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic cerametallic disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | planetary |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | SG2 Cab standard with optional air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | closed-center constant pressure |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 12.94 gal or 49.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2698 psi or 186.0 bar |
Max flow | 11.62 gpm or 44.0 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 84.3 hp or 62.9 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2172 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 8988 lbs or 4076 kg |
Front hitch | II |
Front hitch lift | 3594 lbs or 1630 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its 85E service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger 85E farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 3050 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 3050 farm-tractor here