John Deere 40C VS Challenger 85C 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 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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