John Deere 6500L VS Challenger 85C specs comparison

John Deere 6500L 1994 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 6500L

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 6500L
Country United states
Production From 1994  Until 1998
Price -
Tractor type Orchard/Vineyard tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 6500L Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 27/9.5-15 (2WD)
AG rear tires 18.4-26
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 7,740 lbs or 3510 kg
Length 162.7 inches [413 cm]
Width -
Height 96.1 inches [244 cm]
Wheelbase 94.5 inches [240 cm]
Ground clearance 15.4 inches [39 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 276 ci or 4.5 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 114 hp or 85.0 kW
Engine RPM 2300 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 30 gal or 113.6 L
Oil capacity 12.7 qts or 12.0 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 6500L Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 110 amps
Cold Amps 780
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere PowrQuad Creeper
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 28 forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering -
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type -
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center pressure flow compensated
Valves 2
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 13.7 gal or 51.9 L
Hydraulic pressure 2900 psi or 200.0 bar
Max flow 18.9 gpm or 71.5 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 95 hp or 70.8 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 5,915 lbs or 2683 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Challenger 85C 1994 comparison online with competitors

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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