John Deere 5500 VS Challenger 65D specs comparison

John Deere 5500 1996 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 5500

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 5500
Country United states
Production From 1996  Until 1997
Price 28,000  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 5500 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.50-16
AG rear tires 16.9-3
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 5,780 lbs or 2621 kg
Length 138.2 inches [351 cm]
Width 68.7 inches [174 cm]
Height 97.7 inches [248 cm]
Wheelbase 85.7 inches [217 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 12.9 feet [3.9 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 239 ci or 3.9 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 83.2 hp or 62.0 kW
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection direct injection
Fuel tank size 23 gal or 87.1 L
Oil capacity 9 qts or 8.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 5500 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere TSS Reverser
Trans type power shuttle
Trans gears 12 forward and reverse
Clutch system wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Two-post folding ROPS
Differentiel lock mechanical standard
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 1 to 3
Pump flow 16.4 gpm or 62.1 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 6.8 gpm or 25.7 lpm
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2750 psi or 189.6 bar
Max flow 23.2 gpm or 87.8 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 63.11 hp or 47.1 kW
Fuel consumption 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour
Pulling power 5,243 lbs or 2378 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 73 hp or 54.4 kW
Real power 74.04 hp or 55.2 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 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position control with top-link draft sensing
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift 3,374 lbs or 1530 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Challenger 65D 1995 comparison online with competitors

Challenger 65D

General Infos
Make Challenger
Model 65D
Country United states
Production From 1995  Until 1997
Price -
Tractor type Agricultural Crawler tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Challenger 65D Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 30-inch track
AG rear tires 30-inch track
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 35235 lbs or 15982 kg
Length 232 inches [589 cm]
Width 120 inches [304 cm]
Height 128 inches [325 cm]
Wheelbase 107 inches [271 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 90 inches
Front tread size 90 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 636 ci or 10.4 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 300 hp or 223.7 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 209 gal or 791.1 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Challenger 65D Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 145 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 hydrostatic differential steering
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed-center pressure-compensated
Valves 4
Pump flow 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 235.26 hp or 175.4 kW
Fuel consumption 15.9 gal/hour or 60.2 l/hour
Pulling power 35,502 lbs or 16103 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power 268.39 hp or 200.1 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
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 III
Rear hitch lift 15,084 lbs or 6842 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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