Ford 1600 VS Challenger MT655B 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 MT655B
General Infos| Make | Challenger | 
| Model | MT655B | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 2005 Until 2008 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Challenger MT655B Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 380/85R34 | 
| AG rear tires | 480/80R46 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 19,550 lbs or 8867 kg | 
| Length | 206 inches [523 cm] | 
| Width | 118 inches [299 cm] | 
| Height | 123.6 inches [313 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 121.1 inches [307 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 22.4 inches [56 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 60 to 88 inches | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 513 ci or 8.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves | 
| Engine power | 260 hp or 193.9 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 159 gal or 601.8 L | 
| Oil capacity | 20 qts or 18.9 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT655B Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 775 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 150 amps | 
| Trans system | TechStar | 
| Trans type | continuously variable transmission (CVT) | 
| Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | inboard planetary | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and A/C | 
| Differentiel lock | electrohydraulic front and rear | 
| System | pressure flow compensated | 
| Valves | 4 to 6 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 26.4 gal or 99.9 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar | 
| Max flow | 39 gpm or 147.6 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 215.6 hp or 160.8 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | 24,615 lbs or 11165 kg | 
| Claimed power | 220 hp or 164.1 kW | 
| Real power | 247.41 hp or 184.5 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2037 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic wet disc | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 13.7 gal/hour or 51.9 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 15,600 lbs or 7076 kg | 
| Front hitch | II | 
| Front hitch lift | 7,700 lbs or 3492 kg | 
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- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 1600 service repair manual
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