Fendt 712 Vario VS Challenger 65D specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Fendt 712 Vario
General Infos| Make | Fendt | 
| Model | 712 Vario | 
| Country | Germany | 
| Production | From 2006 Until 2011 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Fendt 712 Vario Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 14,560 lbs or 6604 kg | 
| Length | 183.8 inches [466 cm] | 
| Width | 99.21 inches [251 cm] | 
| Height | 116.5 inches [295 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 106.3 inches [270 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 21.7 inches [55 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 75.6 inches | 
| Front tread size | 76.4 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 369.6 ci or 6.1 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves | 
| Engine power | 136 hp or 101.4 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | 421.1 lb-ft or 571.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1450 (rpm) | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 89.8 gal or 339.9 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | 500 h | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | - | 
| Parts And Accessories | Fendt 712 Vario Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 170 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 200 amps | 
| Trans system | Fendt Vario | 
| Trans type | continuously variable transmission (IVT) | 
| Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| Braking system | wet discs | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | load sensing | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2,900 psi or 200.0 bar | 
| Max flow | 29.1 gpm or 110.1 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III/II | 
| Rear hitch lift | 12,233 lbs or 5548 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | 5,520 lbs or 2503 kg | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Challenger 65D
General Infos| Make | Challenger | 
| Model | 65D | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1995 Until 1997 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Challenger 65D Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 30-inch track | 
| AG rear tires | 30-inch track | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 35235 lbs or 15982 kg | 
| Length | 232 inches [589 cm] | 
| Width | 120 inches [304 cm] | 
| Height | 128 inches [325 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 90 inches | 
| Front tread size | 90 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 636 ci or 10.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 300 hp or 223.7 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65D Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 145 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | crawler | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic differential steering | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed-center pressure-compensated | 
| Valves | 4 | 
| Pump flow | 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 235.26 hp or 175.4 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 15.9 gal/hour or 60.2 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 35,502 lbs or 16103 kg | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | 268.39 hp or 200.1 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 | 16.1 gal/hour or 60.9 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 15,084 lbs or 6842 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Fendt provided us with the latest version of its 712 Vario service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Fendt 712 Vario farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Challenger 65D manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 65D farm-tractor here