John Deere 655 VS Challenger 85E specs comparison

John Deere 655
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 655 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1986 Until 1990 |
Price | 10,000 USD |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 655 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 4.00x12 |
AG rear tires | 7.2x1 |
Lawn front tires | 20x8.00-10 |
Lawn rear tires | 20x8.00-10 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 1,565 lbs or 709 kg |
Length | 101.1 inches [256 cm] |
Width | 40.6 inches [103 cm] (min) |
Height | 74.2 inches [188 cm] |
Wheelbase | 51 inches [129 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 6.9 feet [2.1 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 40.2 ci or 0.7 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 16 hp or 11.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 3200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 3.2 gal or 12.1 L |
Oil capacity | 2.4 qts or 2.3 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 655 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 491 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 40 amps |
Trans system | Sunstrand Series 17 |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post Roll-Gard ROPS |
Differentiel lock | standard |
System | open center |
Valves | 0 to 2 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 4.5 gal or 17.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2050 psi or 141.3 bar |
Max flow | 4 gpm or 15.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 10.6 hp or 7.9 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 2100@3200 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | independent |
Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 785 lbs or 356 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 85E
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 85E |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
Price | 224,000 USD |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 85E 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 | 34,895 lbs or 15828 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 | 729 ci or 11.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 375 hp or 279.6 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 85E 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 | 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 296.50 hp or 221.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 17.6 gal/hour or 66.6 l/hour |
Pulling power | 34,070 lbs or 15454 kg |
Claimed power | 302 hp or 225.2 kW |
Real power | 305.58 hp or 227.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 16.0 gal/hour or 60.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 655 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 655 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85E manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85E farm-tractor here