Ford 5600 VS Challenger MT545B specs comparison
Ford 5600
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 5600 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1975 Until 1981 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 5600 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 16.9-30 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5905 lbs or 2678 kg |
| Length | 141.6 inches [359 cm] |
| Width | 72.2 inches [183 cm] |
| Height | 106.6 inches [270 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 87.5 inches [222 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 52 to 80 inches |
| Front tread size | 52.5 to 80.5 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 256 ci or 4.2 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 65 hp or 48.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | 182 lb-ft or 246.8 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 5600 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 128 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 32 amps |
| Trans system | Dual-Power |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | differential mechanical wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
| System | - |
| Valves | 1 or 2 |
| Pump flow | 9.7 gpm or 36.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2100 psi or 144.8 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 47.86 hp or 35.7 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 4.0 gal/hour or 15.1 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 7140 lbs or 3238 kg |
| Claimed power | 60.5 hp or 45.1 kW |
| Real power | 56.00 hp or 41.8 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 540@1900 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 3.7 gal/hour or 14.0 l/hour |
| Hitch system | top-link draft sensing |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 3340 lbs or 1515 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger MT545B
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | MT545B |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2004 Until 2011 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger MT545B Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 11.00-16 (2WD) |
| AG rear tires | 580/70R38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 11,052 lbs or 5013 kg |
| Length | 168.5 inches [427 cm] |
| Width | 81.1 inches [205 cm] |
| Height | 112.8 inches [286 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 112.1 inches [284 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 55.5 to 91 inches |
| Front tread size | 64.1 to 83 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 365.2 ci or 6.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 143 hp or 106.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 71 gal or 268.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 15.3 qts or 14.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT545B Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 420 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 120 amps |
| Trans system | TechStar CVT |
| Trans type | continuously variable transmission |
| Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and A/C |
| Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic front and rear |
| System | closed center pressure flow compensating |
| Valves | 2 to 4 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 18.5 gal or 70.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 29 gpm or 109.8 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 100.4 hp or 74.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 8.0 gal/hour or 30.3 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 14,690 lbs or 6663 kg |
| Claimed power | 115 hp or 85.8 kW |
| Real power | 124.6 hp or 92.9 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 540@1980 (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 | 8.0 gal/hour or 30.3 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II/III |
| Rear hitch lift | 9,391 lbs or 4259 kg |
| Front hitch | optional |
| Front hitch lift | 5,500 lbs or 2494 kg |
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