John Deere 3255 VS Challenger 85E specs comparison

John Deere 3255
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | TSS High-Low |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
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 |
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 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 | - |
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 |
Hitch system | lower-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | 2 |
Rear hitch lift | 6,960 lbs or 3157 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 85E
General InfosMake | 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 ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 3255 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 3255 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85E manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85E farm-tractor here