Challenger MT255B VS John Deere 8870 specs comparison
Challenger MT255B
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | MT255B |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2005 Until 2008 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger MT255B Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7-14 |
| AG rear tires | 9.5-24 |
| Lawn front tires | 24x8.50-14 |
| Lawn rear tires | 24x8.50-14 |
| Indus front tires | 25x8.50-14 |
| Indus rear tires | 12.50/80-18 |
| Weight | 2370 lbs or 1075 kg |
| Length | 112.4 inches [285 cm] |
| Width | 50.6 inches [128 cm] |
| Height | 80.7 inches [204 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 65.5 inches [166 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 10 inches [25 cm] |
| Turning radius | 9.2 feet [2.8 m] |
| Rear tread size | 37.6 inches |
| Front tread size | 39.6 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 89.3 ci or 1.5 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 28 hp or 20.9 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | indirect injection |
| Fuel tank size | 7.9 gal or 29.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 3.8 qts or 3.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT255B Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 582 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 40 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 9 forward and 3 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry dual stage |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | spur gear |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 2 |
| Pump flow | 7.4 gpm or 28.0 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 2.6 gpm or 9.8 lpm |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2134 psi or 147.1 bar |
| Max flow | 10.0 gpm or 37.9 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 22.3 hp or 16.6 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic wet disc |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | independent |
| Mid PTO RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position and response control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 2425 lbs or 1099 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
John Deere 8870
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8870 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1993 Until 1996 |
| Price | 126,538 USD |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8870 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 24.5R-32 |
| AG rear tires | 24.5R-32 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 31,438 lbs or 14260 kg |
| Length | 268.9 inches [683 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 134 inches [340 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 619 ci or 10.1 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 350 hp or 261.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 33.8 qts or 32.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8870 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Power Shift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet discs |
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure compensated |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm |
| SVC flow | 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 38 gal or 143.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2530 psi or 174.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 280.34 hp or 209.0 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 17.9 gal/hour or 67.8 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 35,026 lbs or 15887 kg |
| Claimed power | 300 hp or 223.7 kW |
| Real power | 335.69 hp or 250.3 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 18.6 gal/hour or 70.4 l/hour |
| Hitch system | draft sensing |
| Rear hitch | 3 |
| Rear hitch lift | 14,980 lbs or 6794 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its MT255B service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger MT255B farm-tractor here
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