Challenger MT865C VS Ford 8600 specs comparison
Challenger MT865C
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | MT865C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2009 Until 2013 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger MT865C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 18, 30, 30 inch Extreme Application |
| AG rear tires | 18, 30, 30 inch Extreme Application |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 42,200 lbs or 19141 kg |
| Length | 270 inches [685 cm] |
| Width | 141.8 inches [360 cm] |
| Height | 138.1 inches [350 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 118 inches [299 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 14.4 inches [36 cm] (drawbar) |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 1,106 ci or 18.1 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 525 hp or 391.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | mechanical electric injector unit (MEUI) |
| Fuel tank size | 330 gal or 1249.1 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT865C Parts |
| Batteries number | 4 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 1000 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 185 amps |
| Trans system | Caterpillar Powershift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet discs |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | speed sensitive differential |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet discs |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
| Valves | 4 to 6 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | 36 gpm or 136.3 lpm |
| 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 | 409.62 hp or 305.5 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 29.0 gal/hour or 109.8 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 42644 lbs or 19343 kg |
| Claimed power | 425 hp or 316.9 kW |
| Real power | 513.65 hp or 383.0 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 | 30.5 gal/hour or 115.4 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IVN |
| Rear hitch lift | 19,500 lbs or 8845 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Ford 8600
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 8600 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1972 Until 1976 |
| Price | 15,200 USD |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 8600 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 8,033 lbs or 3643 kg |
| Length | 154.8 inches [393 cm] (row crop) |
| Width | 85 inches [215 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 91.5 inches [232 cm] (all purpose) |
| Ground clearance | 25.3 inches [64 cm] (all purpose front axle) |
| Turning radius | 15 feet [4.6 m] |
| 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 8600 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 128 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 55 amps |
| Trans system | Dual Power |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | foot pedal |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 16 gal or 60.6 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 92.42 hp or 68.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 7.3 gal/hour or 27.6 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 11,363 lbs or 5154 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 99.32 hp or 74.1 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 | 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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