John Deere 40C VS Challenger 55 specs comparison

John Deere 40C 1953 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 40C

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 40C
Country United states
Production From 1953  Until 1955
Price -
Tractor type Agricultural Crawler tractor
Fuel gasoline
Service repair manual John Deere 40C Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 12 inch tracks (10, 14 optional)
AG rear tires 12 inch tracks (10, 14 optional)
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 4,500 lbs or 2041 kg
Length -
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 56 inches [142 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 100.5 ci or 1.6 L
Cylinders 2 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 1850 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type gasoline
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 11 gal or 41.6 L
Oil capacity 5 qts or 4.7 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 6 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 40C Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 6 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force positive
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere
Trans type unsynchronized gear
Trans gears 4 forward and 1 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering manual clutches
Braking system mechanical contracting band
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 15.11 hp or 11.3 kW
Drawbar horsepower 19.63 hp or 14.6 kW
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power 4,515 lbs or 2048 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM -
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Challenger 55 1996 comparison online with competitors

Challenger 55

General Infos
Make 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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type creeper
Trans gears 32 forward and 18 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering differential power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 191 hp or 142.4 kW
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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 -
3 point hitch specifiations
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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