John Deere 8520 VS Challenger 45 specs comparison

John Deere 8520
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8520 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2002 Until 2005 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8520 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | 18.4R46 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 23,050 lbs or 10455 kg |
Length | 211.9 inches [538 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 122.2 inches [310 cm] |
Wheelbase | 117.7 inches [298 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | 60 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 496 ci or 8.1 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 335 hp or 249.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | electronic high-pressure common rail (HPCR) |
Fuel tank size | 160 gal or 605.6 L |
Oil capacity | 32.7 qts or 30.9 L |
Oil change | 250 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8520 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 | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
Valves | 5 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 39.6 gal or 149.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 33.5 gpm or 126.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 225.13 hp or 167.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 14.9 gal/hour or 56.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 35,611 lbs or 16153 kg |
Claimed power | 255 hp or 190.2 kW |
Real power | 256.49 hp or 191.3 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2200 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet discs |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 15.0 gal/hour or 56.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 15180 lbs or 6885 kg |
Front hitch | IIIN |
Front hitch lift | 11000 lbs or 4989 kg |

Challenger 45
General InfosMake | Challenger |
Model | 45 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1995 Until 1998 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Challenger 45 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 16-inch track |
AG rear tires | 16-inch track |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 22700 lbs or 10296 kg |
Length | 211 inches [535 cm] |
Width | 91 inches [231 cm] |
Height | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Wheelbase | 86 inches [218 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60/68/72/76/80/88/90 inches |
Front tread size | 60/68/72/76/80/88/90 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 403 ci or 6.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 240 hp or 179.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 125 gal or 473.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Challenger 45 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | creeper |
Trans gears | 32 forward and 18 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | differential power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | variable-displacement load-sensing pressure-compensated |
Valves | 3 or 4 |
Pump flow | 31.2 gpm or 118.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 170 hp or 126.8 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 200 hp or 149.1 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 1000@1900 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | draft control |
Rear hitch | III/II |
Rear hitch lift | 12500 lbs or 5670 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8520 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8520 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 45 manual book version
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