Challenger MT297 VS JCB Fastrac 8250 specs comparison

Challenger MT297
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | MT297 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2003 Until 2004 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger MT297 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 9.5-16 |
AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
Lawn front tires | 27x12LL-15 |
Lawn rear tires | 27x12LL-15 |
Indus front tires | 10-16.5 |
Indus rear tires | 17.5-24 |
Weight | 3878 lbs or 1759 kg |
Length | 137 inches [347 cm] |
Width | 71.5 inches [181 cm] |
Height | 95.5 inches [242 cm] |
Wheelbase | 73.9 inches [187 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 52 to 60 inches |
Front tread size | 52.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 173 ci or 2.8 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 55.3 hp or 41.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 12.7 gal or 48.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT297 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | power shuttle |
Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc (gears) |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post folding ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 11.4 gpm or 43.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 5.9 gpm or 22.3 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2600 psi or 179.3 bar |
Max flow | 17.3 gpm or 65.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 45.6 hp or 34.0 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 3086 lbs or 1399 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

JCB Fastrac 8250
General InfosMake | JCB |
Model | Fastrac 8250 |
Country | England |
Production | From 2005 Until 2011 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | JCB Fastrac 8250 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 540/65R38 |
AG rear tires | 710/70R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 23,460 lbs or 10641 kg |
Length | 222.4 inches [564 cm] |
Width | 100.4 inches [255 cm] |
Height | 133.5 inches [339 cm] |
Wheelbase | 122.8 inches [311 cm] |
Ground clearance | 18.5 inches [46 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 504.5 ci or 8.3 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 260 hp or 193.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 869.6 lb-ft or 1179.2 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 158.5 gal or 599.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | JCB Fastrac 8250 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 950 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 160 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | continuously variable |
Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | dual caliper disc ABS |
Cabin type | cab with air conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 3 or 4 rear |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 47.6 gal or 180.2 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 3,046 psi or 210.0 bar |
Max flow | 55.5 gpm or 210.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent (optional) |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 22,045 lbs or 9999 kg |
Front hitch | II |
Front hitch lift | 7,716 lbs or 3499 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its MT297 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger MT297 farm-tractor here
- Get your JCB Fastrac 8250 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for JCB Fastrac 8250 farm-tractor here