Ford 1600 VS Challenger MT297 specs comparison
Ford 1600
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 1600 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1976 Until 1979 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 1600 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
| AG rear tires | 11.2-24 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 2288 lbs or 1037 kg |
| Length | 102 inches [259 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 66.3 inches [168 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 48 to 60 inches |
| Front tread size | 43 to 60 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 77.6 ci or 1.3 L |
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 5.8 gal or 22.0 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 1600 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 10 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 9 forward and 3 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 2.6 gal or 9.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 1421 psi or 98.0 bar |
| Max flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 18.09 hp or 13.5 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 1.6 gal/hour or 6.1 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 2,634 lbs or 1194 kg |
| Claimed power | 23 hp or 17.2 kW |
| Real power | 19.78 hp or 14.7 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 540@1955 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 1.4 gal/hour or 5.3 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1700 lbs or 771 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger MT297
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | MT297 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2003 Until 2004 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger MT297 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 9.5-16 |
| AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
| Lawn front tires | 27x12LL-15 |
| Lawn rear tires | 27x12LL-15 |
| Indus front tires | 10-16.5 |
| Indus rear tires | 17.5-24 |
| Weight | 3878 lbs or 1759 kg |
| Length | 137 inches [347 cm] |
| Width | 71.5 inches [181 cm] |
| Height | 95.5 inches [242 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 73.9 inches [187 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 52 to 60 inches |
| Front tread size | 52.5 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 173 ci or 2.8 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 55.3 hp or 41.2 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 12.7 gal or 48.1 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT297 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | power shuttle |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc (gears) |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post folding ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 11.4 gpm or 43.1 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 5.9 gpm or 22.3 lpm |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2600 psi or 179.3 bar |
| Max flow | 17.3 gpm or 65.5 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 45.6 hp or 34.0 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | wet disc |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 3086 lbs or 1399 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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