John Deere 8430T VS Challenger 85E specs comparison
John Deere 8430T
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8430T |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2006 Until 2009 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8430T Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 16/18/25/30 inch tracks |
| AG rear tires | 16/18/25/30 inch tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 28,790 lbs or 13059 kg |
| Length | 207 inches [525 cm] |
| Width | 103.7 inches [263 cm] (16-inch track/60-inch tread) |
| 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 | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 335 hp or 249.8 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 130 gal or 492.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 25.5 qts or 24.1 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8430T 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 PowerShift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | electro-hydraulic |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | CommandView cab |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
| Valves | 3 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 31.7 gpm or 120.0 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 | 219.81 hp or 163.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 14.3 gal/hour or 54.1 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 32,192 lbs or 14602 kg |
| Claimed power | 255 hp or 190.2 kW |
| Real power | 283.84 hp or 211.7 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 1000@2000 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| 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/IIIN |
| Rear hitch lift | 15,200 lbs or 6894 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger 85E
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 85E |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
| Price | 224,000 USD |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 85E 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 | 34,895 lbs or 15828 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 107 inches [271 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 729 ci or 11.9 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 375 hp or 279.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 280 gal or 1059.8 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85E Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging 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 caliper disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed |
| Valves | 4 |
| Pump flow | 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 296.50 hp or 221.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 17.6 gal/hour or 66.6 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 34,070 lbs or 15454 kg |
| Claimed power | 302 hp or 225.2 kW |
| Real power | 305.58 hp or 227.9 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 16.0 gal/hour or 60.6 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 8430T service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8430T farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85E manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85E farm-tractor here