John Deere 4050 VS Challenger 55 specs comparison

John Deere 4050
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 4050 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1983 Until 1988 |
Price | 44,700 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 4050 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 11,098 lbs or 5034 kg |
Length | 154.1 inches [391 cm] (2WD) |
Width | 96 inches [243 cm] |
Height | 114.5 inches [290 cm] |
Wheelbase | 106.7 inches [271 cm] (2WD) |
Ground clearance | 15.75 inches [40 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 359 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 130 hp or 96.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 46 gal or 174.1 L |
Oil capacity | 18 qts or 17.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4050 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 72 amps |
Trans system | John Deere Power Shift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 15 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | Perma-Clutch wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydrostatic wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center |
Valves | 2 to 3 |
Pump flow | 26.5 gpm or 100.3 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 10.5 gal or 39.7 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2277 psi or 157.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 87 hp or 64.9 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 88.28 hp or 65.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 6.0 gal/hour or 22.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 11,378 lbs or 5161 kg |
Claimed power | 100 hp or 74.6 kW |
Real power | 105.69 hp or 78.8 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@2200 (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 | - |
Rear hitch | I, II |
Rear hitch lift | 6,294 lbs or 2854 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 55
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 55 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1996 Until 1998 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 55 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 16-inch track |
AG rear tires | 16-inch track |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 26000 lbs or 11793 kg |
Length | 211 inches [535 cm] |
Width | 91 inches [231 cm] |
Height | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Wheelbase | 86 inches [218 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60/68/72/76/80/88/90 inches |
Front tread size | 60/68/72/76/80/88/90 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 442 ci or 7.2 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 125 gal or 473.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 55 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | creeper |
Trans gears | 32 forward and 18 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | differential power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | variable-displacement load-sensing pressure-compensated |
Valves | 3 or 4 |
Pump flow | 31.2 gpm or 118.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 191 hp or 142.4 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 1000@1900 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | draft control |
Rear hitch | III/II |
Rear hitch lift | 12500 lbs or 5670 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 4050 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 4050 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 55 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 55 farm-tractor here