John Deere 2520 VS Challenger 65 specs comparison
John Deere 2520
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 2520 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2006 Until 2012 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 2520 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | 24x8.5-14 |
| Lawn rear tires | 24x8.5-14 |
| Indus front tires | 23x8.5-12 |
| Indus rear tires | 14-17.5 |
| Weight | 1,865 lbs or 845 kg |
| Length | 108.9 inches [276 cm] |
| Width | 39.2 inches [99 cm] (min) |
| Height | 89.7 inches [227 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 65.2 inches [165 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 12.5 inches [31 cm] |
| Turning radius | 8.2 feet [2.5 m] |
| Rear tread size | 37.6 inches |
| Front tread size | 32.7 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 81.2 ci or 1.3 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 26.4 hp or 19.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
| Torque | 51.3 lb-ft or 69.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 3.8 qts or 3.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 2520 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 500 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 20 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | hydrostatic |
| Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | spur gear |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post folding ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 2 |
| Pump flow | 5.0 gpm or 18.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 3.85 gal or 14.6 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 10.5 gpm or 39.7 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 20.5 hp or 15.3 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | standard |
| Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1433 lbs or 650 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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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 2520 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 2520 farm-tractor here
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