Challenger 85E VS John Deere 5500 specs comparison

Challenger 85E 1998 comparison online with competitors

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 5500 1996 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 5500

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 5500
Country United states
Production From 1996  Until 1997
Price 28,000  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 5500 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.50-16
AG rear tires 16.9-3
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 5,780 lbs or 2621 kg
Length 138.2 inches [351 cm]
Width 68.7 inches [174 cm]
Height 97.7 inches [248 cm]
Wheelbase 85.7 inches [217 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 12.9 feet [3.9 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 239 ci or 3.9 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 83.2 hp or 62.0 kW
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection direct injection
Fuel tank size 23 gal or 87.1 L
Oil capacity 9 qts or 8.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 5500 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere TSS Reverser
Trans type power shuttle
Trans gears 12 forward and reverse
Clutch system wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Two-post folding ROPS
Differentiel lock mechanical standard
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 1 to 3
Pump flow 16.4 gpm or 62.1 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 6.8 gpm or 25.7 lpm
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2750 psi or 189.6 bar
Max flow 23.2 gpm or 87.8 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 63.11 hp or 47.1 kW
Fuel consumption 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour
Pulling power 5,243 lbs or 2378 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 73 hp or 54.4 kW
Real power 74.04 hp or 55.2 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 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position control with top-link draft sensing
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift 3,374 lbs or 1530 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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