John Deere 70C VS Challenger 85C specs comparison

John Deere 70C
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 70C |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2005 Until 2015 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 70C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 260/70R14 |
AG rear tires | 360/70R24 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4519 lbs or 2049 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 181.2 ci or 3.0 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 70 hp or 52.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | 155.6 lb-ft or 211.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 13.2 gal or 50.0 L |
Oil capacity | 5.3 qts or 5.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 70C Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | mechanical dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post mid-mount folding ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 10.3 gpm or 39.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2611 psi or 180.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@2430 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 5071 lbs or 2300 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 85C
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 900 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 115 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
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 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 |
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 |
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 70C service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 70C farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85C manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85C farm-tractor here