Challenger MT685C VS Ford 8000 specs comparison
Challenger MT685C
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | MT685C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2009 Until 2010 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger MT685C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 480/70R34 |
| AG rear tires | 520/85R46 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 24,250 lbs or 10999 kg |
| Length | 223.2 inches [566 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 133.1 inches [338 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 122.2 inches [310 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 512.6 ci or 8.4 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 340 hp or 253.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | 1136 lb-ft or 1540.4 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 155.9 gal or 590.1 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT685C Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 240 amps |
| Trans system | Dyna-VT |
| Trans type | - |
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center load sensing |
| Valves | 4 to 6 |
| Pump flow | 26.4 gpm or 99.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2,901 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 46.2 gpm or 174.9 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 320 hp or 238.6 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent electro-hydaulic |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540E (rpm) |
| Front PTO | optional |
| Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III, IV |
| Rear hitch lift | 26,460 lbs or 12002 kg |
| Front hitch | III |
| Front hitch lift | 11,020 lbs or 4998 kg |
Ford 8000
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 8000 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1968 Until 1972 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 8000 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 23.1-30 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 9,980 lbs or 4526 kg |
| Length | 154.8 inches [393 cm] (row crop) |
| Width | 85 inches [215 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 108 inches [274 cm] (row crop) |
| Ground clearance | 24 inches [60 cm] (row crop front axle) |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 43 gal or 162.8 L |
| Oil capacity | 12 qts or 11.4 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8000 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 128 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | generator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 22 amps |
| Trans system | Dual Power |
| Trans type | partial powershift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | hydraulic |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 10 gal or 37.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 92.61 hp or 69.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 6.8 gal/hour or 25.7 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 11,362 lbs or 5153 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 94.33 hp or 70.3 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 5.6 gal/hour or 21.2 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its MT685C service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger MT685C farm-tractor here
- Get your Ford 8000 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Ford 8000 farm-tractor here