Challenger 85E VS John Deere 4230 specs comparison

Challenger 85E

General Infos

Make	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

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	-
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	full power shift
Trans gears	10 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	crawler
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic differential steering
Braking system	hydraulic caliper disc
Cabin type	Cab standard
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	closed
Valves	4
Pump flow	40 gpm or 151.4 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

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

Power take-off (PTO) specs

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

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	-
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

John Deere 4230

General Infos

Make	John Deere
Model	4230
Country	United states
Production	From 1973  Until 1977
Price	-
Tractor type	Row Crop tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	John Deere 4230 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	11.00x16
AG rear tires	18.4-26
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	8,100 lbs or 3674 kg
Length	-
Width	54.375 inches [138 cm]
Height	-
Wheelbase	104 inches [264 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	11.3 feet [3.4 m]
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	362 ci or 5.9 L
Cylinders	6 cylinders
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	2200 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	37 gal or 140.0 L
Oil capacity	17 qts or 16.1 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	John Deere 4230 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	2
Batteries voltage	6 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	negative
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	John Deere Syncro-Range
Trans type	full power shift
Trans gears	8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system	wet disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	power
Braking system	differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type	Open operator station
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	closed center
Valves	-
Pump flow	-
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	86 hp or 64.1 kW
Drawbar horsepower	83.95 hp or 62.6 kW
Fuel consumption	7.0 gal/hour or 26.5 l/hour
Pulling power	11,150 lbs or 5057 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	100 hp or 74.6 kW
Real power	100.32 hp or 74.8 kW
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	independent
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	7.1 gal/hour or 26.9 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	-
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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