Ford 8830 VS Challenger 85E specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Ford 8830
General Infos| Make | Ford | 
| Model | 8830 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1990 Until 1993 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Ford 8830 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 11.00-16 (2WD) | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4/15-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 12995 lbs or 5894 kg | 
| Length | 191 inches [485 cm] | 
| Width | 82 inches [208 cm] | 
| Height | 113.8 inches [289 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 111 inches [281 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 16.4 inches [41 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 16.75 feet [5.1 m] | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 75 gal or 283.9 L | 
| Oil capacity | 19.6 qts or 18.5 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8830 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 90 amps | 
| Trans system | Dual Power - constant mesh | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | Power disc | 
| Cabin type | Optional cab with heat and air-conditioning | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center gear pump, dual pumps optional | 
| Valves | 2 to 4 | 
| Pump flow | 20 gpm or 75.7 lpm | 
| SVC flow | 16.9 gpm or 64.0 lpm | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 170 hp or 126.8 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | position and draft control | 
| Rear hitch | 3/2 | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Challenger 85E
General Infos| Make | Challenger | 
| Model | 85E | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1998 Until 2001 | 
| Price | 224,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Challenger 85E 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 | 34,895 lbs or 15828 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 729 ci or 11.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 375 hp or 279.6 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 280 gal or 1059.8 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85E Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| 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 | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed | 
| Valves | 4 | 
| Pump flow | 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 296.50 hp or 221.1 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 17.6 gal/hour or 66.6 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 34,070 lbs or 15454 kg | 
| Claimed power | 302 hp or 225.2 kW | 
| Real power | 305.58 hp or 227.9 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 16.0 gal/hour or 60.6 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 8830 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 8830 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Challenger 85E manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85E farm-tractor here