John Deere 5500 VS Challenger MT545 specs comparison

John Deere 5500
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | John Deere TSS Reverser |
Trans type | power shuttle |
Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 MT545
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | MT545 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2002 Until 2003 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger MT545 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 11.00-16 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 208R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 10082 lbs or 4573 kg |
Length | 179 inches [454 cm] |
Width | 88 inches [223 cm] |
Height | 109 inches [276 cm] |
Wheelbase | 108.3 inches [275 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 365 ci or 6.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 59.4 gal or 224.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger MT545 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | AutoPower IV |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 32 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab optional with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure flow compensated |
Valves | 2 to 4 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 28 gpm or 106.0 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 113.6 hp or 84.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.7 gal/hour or 29.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 10,925 lbs or 4955 kg |
Claimed power | 120 hp or 89.5 kW |
Real power | 126.2 hp or 94.1 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 | 7.2 gal/hour or 27.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 9000 lbs or 4082 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 5500 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 5500 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger MT545 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger MT545 farm-tractor here