John Deere 8120T VS Challenger 65C specs comparison
John Deere 8120T
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8120T |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2002 Until 2005 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8120T Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 16,18, or 24 in tracks |
| AG rear tires | 16,18, or 24 in tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 25,950 lbs or 11770 kg |
| Length | 207 inches [525 cm] |
| Width | 103.7 inches [263 cm] (min) |
| Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 89 inches [226 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 496 ci or 8.1 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 230 hp or 171.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 130 gal or 492.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 22.7 qts or 21.5 L |
| Oil change | 250 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8120T Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 150 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere PowerShift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | electro-hydraulic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure flow compensated |
| Valves | 5 |
| Pump flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 65 gal or 246.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 33.5 gpm or 126.8 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 170 hp or 126.8 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
| Rear hitch lift | 15,180 lbs or 6885 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger 65C
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 65C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1993 Until 1994 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 65C 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 | 32875 lbs or 14912 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 | 638 ci or 10.5 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 285 hp or 212.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | direct injection |
| Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 27.5 qts or 26.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65C Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 750 |
| 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 | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 220.32 hp or 164.3 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 15.7 gal/hour or 59.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 32714 lbs or 14839 kg |
| Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW |
| Real power | 250.16 hp or 186.5 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 15.3 gal/hour or 57.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IV |
| Rear hitch lift | 11,370 lbs or 5157 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8120T service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8120T farm-tractor here
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- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 65C farm-tractor here