Ford 4100 VS Challenger 85C specs comparison

Ford 4100
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 4100 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1981 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 4100 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4655 lbs or 2111 kg |
Length | 136.3 inches [346 cm] |
Width | 70.8 inches [179 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 77.3 inches [196 cm] |
Ground clearance | 17.3 inches [43 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 56 to 80 inches |
Front tread size | 52 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 183 ci or 3.0 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 47.5 hp or 35.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 138 lb-ft or 187.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 4100 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | 279mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 39 hp or 29.1 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 39.18 hp or 29.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.1 gal/hour or 11.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5557 lbs or 2520 kg |
Claimed power | 45 hp or 33.6 kW |
Real power | 41.13 hp or 30.7 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 | 2.6 gal/hour or 9.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 3080 lbs or 1397 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 85C
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 85C |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1994 Until 1996 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 85C 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 | 33645 lbs or 15261 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 | 629 ci or 10.3 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 355 hp or 264.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L |
Oil capacity | 31.7 qts or 30.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85C Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 900 |
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 | 280 hp or 208.8 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 272.42 hp or 203.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 17.3 gal/hour or 65.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 33,673 lbs or 15274 kg |
Claimed power | 305 hp or 227.4 kW |
Real power | 289.86 hp or 216.1 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
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 | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 4100 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 4100 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85C manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85C farm-tractor here