John Deere 940 VS Challenger 85D specs comparison

John Deere 940 1980 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 940

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 940
Country United states
Production From 1980  Until 1986
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 940 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.50-16
AG rear tires 9.5-36
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 5004 lbs or 2269 kg
Length 138 inches [350 cm]
Width 65.4 inches [166 cm]
Height 94.1 inches [239 cm]
Wheelbase 74.4 inches [188 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 53.5 to 73.2 inches
Front tread size 49.6 to 79.5 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 179 ci or 2.9 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 42.9 hp or 32.0 kW
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 20.6 gal or 78.0 L
Oil capacity 7.4 qts or 7.0 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 940 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 33 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type two-speed power shift
Trans gears 16 forward and 8 reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive planetary
Steering power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Four-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center
Valves -
Pump flow 6.1 gpm or 23.1 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 10.8 gal or 40.9 L
Hydraulic pressure 2756 psi or 190.0 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 38.9 hp or 29.0 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM 1000@2070 (rpm)
PTO Clutch dry disc
Rear PTO live
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO optional
Front PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift 4878 lbs or 2212 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Challenger 85D 1996 comparison online with competitors

Challenger 85D

General Infos
Make Challenger
Model 85D
Country United states
Production From 1996  Until 1997
Price -
Tractor type Agricultural Crawler tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Challenger 85D Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 30-inch track
AG rear tires 30-inch track
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 34234 lbs or 15528 kg
Length 232 inches [589 cm]
Width 120 inches [304 cm]
Height 128 inches [325 cm]
Wheelbase 107 inches [271 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 90 inches
Front tread size 90 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 729 ci or 11.9 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 370 hp or 275.9 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 203 gal or 768.4 L
Oil capacity 32 qts or 30.3 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Challenger 85D Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 900
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 145 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 wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed-center pressure-compensated
Valves 4
Pump flow 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 29 gal or 109.8 L
Hydraulic pressure 2750 psi or 189.6 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 265 hp or 197.6 kW
Drawbar horsepower 271.64 hp or 202.6 kW
Fuel consumption 16.3 gal/hour or 61.7 l/hour
Pulling power 35,299 lbs or 16011 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 318 hp or 237.1 kW
Real power 318.59 hp or 237.6 kW
Engine @RPM 1000@2050 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 16.6 gal/hour or 62.8 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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