Challenger 85E VS John Deere 7280R 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 7280R
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 7280R |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2011 Until 2013 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 7280R Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27,180 lbs or 12328 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 115.2 inches [292 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 308 hp or 229.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | electronic high-pressure common rail |
Fuel tank size | 138 gal or 522.3 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 7280R Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | John Deere IVT |
Trans type | infinitely variable transmission |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | CommandView II Cab |
Differentiel lock | full-locking electrohydraulic rear |
System | closed-center pressure and flow compensated |
Valves | 6 |
Pump flow | 43 gpm or 162.8 lpm |
SVC flow | 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2958 psi or 204.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | Category 3 drawbar |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 198.81 hp or 148.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 13.8 gal/hour or 52.2 l/hour |
Pulling power | 23656 lbs or 10730 kg |
Claimed power | 232 hp or 173.0 kW |
Real power | 267.27 hp or 199.3 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1950 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | optional |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | electrohydraulic sensing |
Rear hitch | 3/3N |
Rear hitch lift | 15,200 lbs or 6894 kg |
Front hitch | 3N |
Front hitch lift | 11,464 lbs or 5200 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 7280R manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 7280R farm-tractor here