Massey Ferguson 290 VS Challenger 85C specs comparison
Massey Ferguson 290
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson |
| Model | 290 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1983 Until 1986 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 290 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 16.9x24 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5512 lbs or 2500 kg |
| Length | 153.1 inches [388 cm] |
| Width | 85 inches [215 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 90.2 inches [229 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56 to 90 inches |
| Front tread size | 54 to 70 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 248 ci or 4.1 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 80 hp or 59.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | 209.5 lb-ft or 284.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (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 290 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| 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 | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 1 to 3 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 11 gal or 41.6 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 3000 psi or 206.8 bar |
| Max flow | 14 gpm or 53.0 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 55.32 hp or 41.3 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 4.2 gal/hour or 15.9 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 7,654 lbs or 3471 kg |
| Claimed power | 65 hp or 48.5 kW |
| Real power | 59.37 hp or 44.3 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 | 3.6 gal/hour or 13.6 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger 85C
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 85C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1994 Until 1996 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 85C 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 | 33645 lbs or 15261 kg |
| Length | 232 inches [589 cm] |
| Width | 120 inches [304 cm] |
| Height | 128 inches [325 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 107.1 inches [272 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 90 inches |
| Front tread size | 90 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 629 ci or 10.3 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 355 hp or 264.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 209 gal or 791.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 31.7 qts or 30.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 85C Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 900 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 115 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 4 |
| Pump flow | 27 gpm or 102.2 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 61.4 gpm or 232.4 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 29 gal or 109.8 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2550 psi or 175.8 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 280 hp or 208.8 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 272.42 hp or 203.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 17.3 gal/hour or 65.5 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 33,673 lbs or 15274 kg |
| Claimed power | 305 hp or 227.4 kW |
| Real power | 289.86 hp or 216.1 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 16.1 gal/hour or 60.9 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 290 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 290 farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 85C manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 85C farm-tractor here