John Deere 8630 VS Challenger 65 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 8630
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 8630 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1975 Until 1978 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8630 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 18.4-34 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-34 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 24150 lbs or 10954 kg | 
| Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] | 
| Width | 95.8 inches [243 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 19.4 inches [49 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 37.2 feet [11.3 m] | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 619 ci or 10.1 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 275 hp or 205.1 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 156 gal or 590.5 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8630 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 6 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 975 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | John Deere Quad-Range | 
| Trans type | partial power shift | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydraulic power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center constant pressure | 
| Valves | 2 | 
| Pump flow | 33 gpm or 124.9 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 26 gal or 98.4 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 198.12 hp or 147.7 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 13.7 gal/hour or 51.9 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 26,443 lbs or 11994 kg | 
| Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW | 
| Real power | 225.59 hp or 168.2 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | 2100 (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 | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Challenger 65
General Infos| Make | Challenger | 
| Model | 65 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1987 Until 1990 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Challenger 65 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 | 33,200 lbs or 15059 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 106 inches [269 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 638 ci or 10.5 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 270 hp or 201.3 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 166 gal or 628.3 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| 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 with air-conditioning | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center | 
| Valves | 4 | 
| Pump flow | 26 gpm or 98.4 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | 202 hp or 150.6 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 213.73 hp or 159.4 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 14.0 gal/hour or 53.0 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 32,684 lbs or 14825 kg | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | 236.30 hp or 176.2 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 | 14.4 gal/hour or 54.5 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 12,300 lbs or 5579 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8630 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8630 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Challenger 65 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 65 farm-tractor here