John Deere 8235R VS Challenger 65D specs comparison

John Deere 8235R
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8235R |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2011 Until 2013 |
Price | 182,672 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8235R Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 11.00-24 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 480/80R46 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27,218 lbs or 12346 kg |
Length | 243.9 inches [619 cm] |
Width | 96 inches [243 cm] (axle) |
Height | 96 inches [243 cm] |
Wheelbase | 126.7 inches [321 cm] (2WD) |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 259 hp or 193.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 183.6 gal or 694.9 L |
Oil capacity | 26.4 qts or 25.0 L |
Oil change | 250 h |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8235R Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | John Deere AutoPowr |
Trans type | infinitely variable transmission (IVT) |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView II cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | hydraulic rear lock |
System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 180.59 hp or 134.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 12.1 gal/hour or 45.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 23,632 lbs or 10719 kg |
Claimed power | 150 hp or 111.9 kW |
Real power | 226.47 hp or 168.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 12.5 gal/hour or 47.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 3/3N |
Rear hitch lift | 13,300 lbs or 6032 kg |
Front hitch | 3N/2 |
Front hitch lift | 8,800 lbs or 3991 kg |

Challenger 65D
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 65D |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1995 Until 1997 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 65D 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 | 35235 lbs or 15982 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 | 636 ci or 10.4 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 300 hp or 223.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65D Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
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 | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 235.26 hp or 175.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 15.9 gal/hour or 60.2 l/hour |
Pulling power | 35,502 lbs or 16103 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 268.39 hp or 200.1 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
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 | III |
Rear hitch lift | 15,084 lbs or 6842 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8235R service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8235R farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 65D manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 65D farm-tractor here