Challenger MT297 VS New Holland T8.300 specs comparison
Challenger MT297
General Infos| Make | 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 | - |
New Holland T8.300
General Infos| Make | New Holland |
| Model | T8.300 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2011 Until 2014 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | New Holland T8.300 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 23,862 lbs or 10823 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 135.8 inches [344 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 531 ci or 8.7 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 283 hp or 211.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 168 gal or 635.9 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | New Holland T8.300 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | 12 V |
| Charging Amps | 200 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | creeper |
| Trans gears | 23 forward and 6 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center load sensing |
| Valves | 4 to 6 |
| Pump flow | 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 42.5 gpm or 160.9 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 191.67 hp or 142.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 12.1 gal/hour or 45.8 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 22126 lbs or 10036 kg |
| Claimed power | 215 hp or 160.3 kW |
| Real power | 275.83 hp or 205.7 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | optional |
| Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 13.9 gal/hour or 52.6 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | 3/3N |
| Rear hitch lift | 14,080 lbs or 6386 kg |
| Front hitch | optional |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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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 New Holland T8.300 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for New Holland T8.300 farm-tractor here
