John Deere 6420 VS Challenger 85D specs comparison

John Deere 6420
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 6420 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2002 Until 2006 |
Price | 44,000 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 6420 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-3 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 10,064 lbs or 4565 kg |
Length | 162.7 inches [413 cm] |
Width | 61.8 inches [156 cm] |
Height | 98.3 inches [249 cm] |
Wheelbase | 94.5 inches [240 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 63.1 to 90.6 inches |
Front tread size | 58.7 to 101.7 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 110 hp or 82.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | 346 lb-ft or 469.2 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 48.9 gal or 185.1 L |
Oil capacity | 16.8 qts or 15.9 L |
Oil change | 500 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 6420 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 110 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 90 amps |
Trans system | John Deere IVT |
Trans type | infinitely variable transmission |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressue flow compensated |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | 25 gpm or 94.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 13.7 gal or 51.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 75.4 hp or 56.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.5 gal/hour or 20.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 9,915 lbs or 4497 kg |
Claimed power | 90 hp or 67.1 kW |
Real power | 96.0 hp or 71.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2185 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | optional |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 5.5 gal/hour or 20.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 4745 lbs or 2152 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 85D
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 85D |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1996 Until 1997 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 85D 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 | 34234 lbs or 15528 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 | 729 ci or 11.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 370 hp or 275.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 203 gal or 768.4 L |
Oil capacity | 32 qts or 30.3 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85D Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 900 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 145 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 wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed-center pressure-compensated |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 29 gal or 109.8 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 265 hp or 197.6 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 271.64 hp or 202.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 16.3 gal/hour or 61.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 35,299 lbs or 16011 kg |
Claimed power | 318 hp or 237.1 kW |
Real power | 318.59 hp or 237.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2050 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 16.6 gal/hour or 62.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
Related tractor comparison


John Deere 6420 Lamborghini Champion 120


John Deere 6420 Challenger 85E


John Deere 6420 John Deere 6900


John Deere 6420 SAME Golden 85


Challenger 85D SAME Golden 65


Challenger 85D Valmet 8950
Choose another tractor
Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 6420 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 6420 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85D manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85D farm-tractor here