John Deere 8120T VS Challenger 85D specs comparison

John Deere 8120T
General InfosMake | 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 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 | - |
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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
- Get your Challenger 85D manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85D farm-tractor here