Kubota MD97 VS Challenger 85E specs comparison
Kubota MD97
General Infos| Make | Kubota |
| Model | MD97 |
| Country | Japan |
| Production | From 1995 Until 2001 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Kubota MD97 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 11.2-24 |
| AG rear tires | 16.9-34 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 7694 lbs or 3489 kg |
| Length | 159.5 inches [405 cm] |
| Width | 78 inches [198 cm] |
| Height | 104.3 inches [264 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 96.3 inches [244 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 17.9 inches [45 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 54.3 to 78.4 inches |
| Front tread size | 52 to 59.5 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 284.7 ci or 4.7 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 95.7 hp or 71.4 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
| Torque | 264 lb-ft or 358.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 39.6 gal or 149.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 17.2 qts or 16.3 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota MD97 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 15.85 gpm or 60.0 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 91.5 hp or 68.2 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | 540@2035 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 4486 lbs or 2034 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 ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its MD97 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota MD97 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85E manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85E farm-tractor here