Ford 5030 VS Challenger 65 specs comparison
Ford 5030
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 5030 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1992 Until 1999 |
| Price | 25,500 USD |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 5030 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-15 |
| AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5,988 lbs or 2716 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 89.6 inches [227 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 255 ci or 4.2 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 17.3 gal or 65.5 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 5030 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | differential wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 8 gpm or 30.3 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 12.7 gal or 48.1 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 53.84 hp or 40.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 4.2 gal/hour or 15.9 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 7,762 lbs or 3520 kg |
| Claimed power | 62 hp or 46.2 kW |
| Real power | 56.17 hp or 41.9 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 | 3.6 gal/hour or 13.6 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 3,075 lbs or 1394 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger 65
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 65 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1987 Until 1990 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 65 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 | 33,200 lbs or 15059 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 106 inches [269 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 638 ci or 10.5 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 270 hp or 201.3 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 166 gal or 628.3 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging 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 caliper disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 4 |
| Pump flow | 26 gpm or 98.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 202 hp or 150.6 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 213.73 hp or 159.4 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 14.0 gal/hour or 53.0 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 32,684 lbs or 14825 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 236.30 hp or 176.2 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 | 14.4 gal/hour or 54.5 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III |
| Rear hitch lift | 12,300 lbs or 5579 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 5030 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 5030 farm-tractor here
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