John Deere 3255 VS Challenger 85C specs comparison

John Deere 3255 1991 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 3255

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 3255
Country United states
Production From 1991  Until 1993
Price 50,000  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 3255 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 13.6-28
AG rear tires 18.4-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 10,222 lbs or 4636 kg
Length -
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 101.7 inches [258 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 62.6 to 95 inches
Front tread size 59.8 to 83.3 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 359 ci or 5.9 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 44.7 gal or 169.2 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 3255 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system TSS High-Low
Trans type -
Trans gears 16 forward and 8 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive inboard planetary
Steering power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Four-post ROPS
Differentiel lock rear lock standard
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center
Valves 2 or 3
Pump flow 22 gpm or 83.3 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 13.2 gal or 50.0 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 89.2 hp or 66.5 kW
Fuel consumption 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 100 hp or 74.6 kW
Real power 102.6 hp or 76.5 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 6.1 gal/hour or 23.1 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system lower-link draft sensing
Rear hitch 2
Rear hitch lift 6,960 lbs or 3157 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Challenger 85C 1994 comparison online with competitors

Challenger 85C

General Infos
Make 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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 900
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 115 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 10 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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