John Deere 5500 VS Challenger 65E specs comparison

John Deere 5500
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 5500 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1996 Until 2000 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | John Deere 5500 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9R30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6400 lbs or 2903 kg |
Length | 132 inches [335 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 94.5 inches [240 cm] |
Wheelbase | 85.8 inches [217 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 274.6 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 80 hp or 59.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | 219.8 lb-ft or 298.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 21.1 gal or 79.9 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 5500 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 100 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 60 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partially synchronized |
Trans gears | 24 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 11.4 gpm or 43.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 7 gpm or 26.5 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 5291 lbs or 2399 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 65E
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 65E |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
Price | 187,000 USD |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 65E 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 | 34,195 lbs or 15510 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 629 ci or 10.3 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 310 hp or 231.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 280 gal or 1059.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65E Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic differential steering |
Braking system | hydraulic caliper disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 248.00 hp or 184.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 15.2 gal/hour or 57.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 33,284 lbs or 15097 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 285.92 hp or 213.2 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 15.5 gal/hour or 58.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III,IV |
Rear hitch lift | 14,583 lbs or 6614 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 65E manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 65E farm-tractor here