Ford 3000 VS Challenger 65C specs comparison
Ford 3000
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 3000 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1965 Until 1975 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | Ford 3000 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 3,700 lbs or 1678 kg |
| Length | 127 inches [322 cm] |
| Width | 64 inches [162 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 75.8 inches [192 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 13.4 inches [34 cm] (transmission) |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 52 to 76 inches |
| Front tread size | 52 to 80 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 175 ci or 2.9 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
| Oil capacity | 8 qts or 7.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 3000 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | generator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 22 amps |
| Trans system | 4-speed with over/under |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | mechanical expanding shoe |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 5 gpm or 18.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 4.25 gpm or 16.1 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 6.3 gal or 23.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 33 hp or 24.6 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 34.96 hp or 26.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 2.6 gal/hour or 9.8 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 5,208 lbs or 2362 kg |
| Claimed power | 37 hp or 27.6 kW |
| Real power | 39.07 hp or 29.1 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 2.5 gal/hour or 9.5 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1700 lbs or 771 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger 65C
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 65C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1993 Until 1994 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 65C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 25-in track |
| AG rear tires | 25-in track |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 32875 lbs or 14912 kg |
| Length | 232 inches [589 cm] |
| Width | 120 inches [304 cm] |
| Height | 128 inches [325 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 107.1 inches [272 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 90 inches |
| Front tread size | 90 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 638 ci or 10.5 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 285 hp or 212.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | direct injection |
| Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 27.5 qts or 26.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65C Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 750 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 115 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 4 |
| Pump flow | 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 61.4 gpm or 232.4 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 29 gal or 109.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2550 psi or 175.8 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 220.32 hp or 164.3 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 15.7 gal/hour or 59.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 32714 lbs or 14839 kg |
| Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW |
| Real power | 250.16 hp or 186.5 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 15.3 gal/hour or 57.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IV |
| Rear hitch lift | 11,370 lbs or 5157 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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