Massey Ferguson 1260 VS Challenger 65 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 1260
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 1260 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1992 Until 2002 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 1260 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 8.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 13.6-24 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3,200 lbs or 1451 kg |
Length | 121.9 inches [309 cm] |
Width | 56.1 inches [142 cm] (min) |
Height | 86.4 inches [219 cm] |
Wheelbase | 67.9 inches [172 cm] |
Ground clearance | 13 inches [33 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 43.3 to 55.9 inches |
Front tread size | 44.3 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 91.4 ci or 1.5 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 38 hp or 28.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | 87 lb-ft or 118.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | indirect injection |
Fuel tank size | 7.9 gal or 29.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 1260 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | synchro shuttle |
Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | 240mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 6.3 gpm or 23.8 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 6.6 gal or 25.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 9.6 gpm or 36.3 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 31.7 hp or 23.6 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 1925@2600 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | independent |
Mid PTO RPM | 1925 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 2866 lbs or 1300 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Challenger 65
General InfosMake | 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 ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 1260 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 1260 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 65 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 65 farm-tractor here