John Deere 5500 VS Challenger 85C specs comparison

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 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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