Massey Ferguson 270 VS Challenger 85E specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 270
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 270 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1983 Until 1986 | 
| Price | 19,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 270 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.50-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 16.9-24 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 5,258 lbs or 2385 kg | 
| Length | 147 inches [373 cm] | 
| Width | 85 inches [215 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 84 inches [213 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 59 to 90 inches | 
| Front tread size | 54 to 70 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 236 ci or 3.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 21 gal or 79.5 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 270 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 32 amps | 
| Trans system | Multi-Power | 
| Trans type | partial power shift | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Optional ROPS canopy | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 1 to 3 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | 14 gpm or 53.0 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 46.28 hp or 34.5 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 7966 lbs or 3613 kg | 
| Claimed power | 56 hp or 41.8 kW | 
| Real power | 51.44 hp or 38.4 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | live | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 3.1 gal/hour or 11.7 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| 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 ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 270 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 270 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Challenger 85E manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85E farm-tractor here