John Deere 8870 VS Challenger 85E specs comparison

John Deere 8870 1993 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8870

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8870
Country United states
Production From 1993  Until 1996
Price 126,538  USD
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8870 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 24.5R-32
AG rear tires 24.5R-32
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 31,438 lbs or 14260 kg
Length 268.9 inches [683 cm]
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 134 inches [340 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
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 350 hp or 261.0 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 220 gal or 832.7 L
Oil capacity 33.8 qts or 32.0 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8870 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Power Shift
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 12 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive inboard planetary
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic wet discs
Cabin type Sound-Gard cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center pressure compensated
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm
SVC flow 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 38 gal or 143.8 L
Hydraulic pressure 2530 psi or 174.4 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 280.34 hp or 209.0 kW
Fuel consumption 17.9 gal/hour or 67.8 l/hour
Pulling power 35,026 lbs or 15887 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 300 hp or 223.7 kW
Real power 335.69 hp or 250.3 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch hydraulic wet disc
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 18.6 gal/hour or 70.4 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system draft sensing
Rear hitch 3
Rear hitch lift 14,980 lbs or 6794 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Challenger 85E 1998 comparison online with competitors

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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 10 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic differential steering
Braking system hydraulic caliper disc
Cabin type Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed
Valves 4
Pump flow 40 gpm or 151.4 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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