Challenger MT525B VS John Deere 8870 specs comparison

Challenger MT525B
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | MT525B |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2004 Until 2011 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger MT525B Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14L-16.1 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 18.4R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 11052 lbs or 5013 kg |
Length | 168.5 inches [427 cm] |
Width | 81.1 inches [205 cm] |
Height | 112.8 inches [286 cm] |
Wheelbase | 109.5 inches [278 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 54.4 to 88.1 inches |
Front tread size | 64.1 to 83 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 365.2 ci or 6.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 118 hp or 88.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | electronic direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 71 gal or 268.7 L |
Oil capacity | 15.3 qts or 14.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT525B Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 420 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 120 amps |
Trans system | TechStar CVT |
Trans type | continuously variable transmission |
Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and A/C |
Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic front and rear |
System | closed center pressure flow compensating |
Valves | 2 to 4 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 29 gpm or 109.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 81.8 hp or 61.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.6 gal/hour or 21.2 l/hour |
Pulling power | 14,310 lbs or 6491 kg |
Claimed power | 95 hp or 70.8 kW |
Real power | 102.5 hp or 76.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1980 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 6.5 gal/hour or 24.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/III |
Rear hitch lift | 8500 lbs or 3855 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
Front hitch lift | 5,500 lbs or 2494 kg |

John Deere 8870
General InfosMake | 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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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its MT525B service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger MT525B farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 8870 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8870 farm-tractor here