John Deere 8400R VS Challenger 85C specs comparison

John Deere 8400R
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8400R |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2016 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8400R Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 380/80R38 |
AG rear tires | 480/80R50 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 32691 lbs or 14828 kg |
Length | 245 inches [622 cm] |
Width | 137.3 inches [348 cm] (warning lamps) |
Height | 129.3 inches [328 cm] |
Wheelbase | 120.1 inches [305 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | 62 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 400 hp or 298.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | electronic high-pressure common rail |
Fuel tank size | 170.4 gal or 645.0 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8400R Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 240 amps |
Trans system | John Deere e23 |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 23 forward and 11 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView III cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | hydraulic rear standard |
System | closed-center load sensing pressure flow compensated |
Valves | 4 to 6 |
Pump flow | 60 gpm or 227.1 lpm |
SVC flow | 35 gpm or 132.5 lpm |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 10.6 gal or 40.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | Cat 4 |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 320.19 hp or 238.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 18.7 gal/hour or 70.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 29545 lbs or 13401 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 362.26 hp or 270.1 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | optional independent |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 18.4 gal/hour or 69.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | IVN/III |
Rear hitch lift | 15000 lbs or 6804 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
Front hitch lift | 11450 lbs or 5193 kg |

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 8400R service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8400R farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85C manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85C farm-tractor here