Challenger 85E VS Renault 981 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 -

Renault 981 1977 comparison online with competitors

Renault 981

General Infos
Make Renault
Model 981
Country France
Production From 1977  Until 1980
Price -
Tractor type -
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Renault 981 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 14.9-24
AG rear tires 16.9-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 8,886 lbs or 4030 kg
Length 174.8 inches [443 cm]
Width -
Height 108.3 inches [275 cm]
Wheelbase 105.5 inches [267 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 26.6 feet [8.1 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 345.1 ci or 5.7 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 98 hp or 73.1 kW
Engine RPM 2350 (rpm)
Torque 249.3 lb-ft or 338.1 Nm
Torque RPM 1500 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 30.9 gal or 117.0 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts -
Parts And Accessories Renault 981 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type -
Trans gears 12 forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system dry disc
Cabin type standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow 8.3 gpm or 31.4 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift 8,930 lbs or 4050 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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