Challenger MT855B VS John Deere 8230 specs comparison

Challenger MT855B
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | MT855B |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2005 Until 2008 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger MT855B Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | tracks |
AG rear tires | tracks |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | - |
Length | 265.9 inches [675 cm] |
Width | 140.9 inches [357 cm] |
Height | 138.1 inches [350 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118 inches [299 cm] |
Ground clearance | 14.4 inches [36 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 928 ci or 15.2 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 460 hp or 343.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | 1423 lb-ft or 1929.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 1300 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 305 gal or 1154.4 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT855B Parts |
Batteries number | 4 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 1000 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 185 amps |
Trans system | Cat Powershift |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center PFC |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 43.5 gpm or 164.6 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 358.14 hp or 267.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 23.9 gal/hour or 90.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 41964 lbs or 19034 kg |
Claimed power | 385 hp or 287.1 kW |
Real power | 444.14 hp or 331.2 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 25.6 gal/hour or 96.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IVN |
Rear hitch lift | 19,500 lbs or 8845 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 8230
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8230 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2006 Until 2009 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8230 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 23,747 lbs or 10771 kg |
Length | 219.1 inches [556 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS), 120.1 (MFWD) |
Ground clearance | 17.4 inches [44 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 265 hp or 197.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 180 gal or 681.3 L |
Oil capacity | 25.5 qts or 24.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8230 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center PFC |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | 31.7 gpm or 120.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 9.5 gal or 36.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2098 psi or 144.7 bar |
Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 180.35 hp or 134.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 218988 lbs or 99332 kg |
Claimed power | 200 hp or 149.1 kW |
Real power | 219.68 hp or 163.8 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1817 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.7 gal/hour or 44.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 12,400 lbs or 5624 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Challenger provided us with the latest version of its MT855B service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Challenger MT855B farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 8230 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8230 farm-tractor here