New Holland 8970 VS Challenger 65D specs comparison

New Holland 8970 1993 comparison online with competitors

New Holland 8970

General Infos
Make New Holland
Model 8970
Country United states
Production From 1993  Until 2002
Price 127,000  USD
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual New Holland 8970 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 14L-16.1 (2WD)
AG rear tires 18.4R42
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 16,950 lbs or 7688 kg
Length 196.7 inches [499 cm]
Width 96.7 inches [245 cm]
Height 121.3 inches [308 cm]
Wheelbase 118.3 inches [300 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 60.3 to 107.8 inches
Front tread size 62 to 87 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 456 ci or 7.5 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 240 hp or 179.0 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 110 gal or 416.4 L
Oil capacity 22 qts or 20.8 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories New Holland 8970 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 950
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 130 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type creeper
Trans gears 32 forward and 18 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center load sensing
Valves 3
Pump flow 24 gpm or 90.8 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 36.9 gal or 139.7 L
Hydraulic pressure 2750 psi or 189.6 bar
Max flow 31 gpm or 117.3 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 189.5 hp or 141.3 kW
Fuel consumption 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour
Pulling power 28,010 lbs or 12705 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 210 hp or 156.6 kW
Real power 224.5 hp or 167.4 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 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Challenger 65D 1995 comparison online with competitors

Challenger 65D

General Infos
Make Challenger
Model 65D
Country United states
Production From 1995  Until 1997
Price -
Tractor type Agricultural Crawler tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Challenger 65D 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 35235 lbs or 15982 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 636 ci or 10.4 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 300 hp or 223.7 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 209 gal or 791.1 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Challenger 65D 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 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 -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 235.26 hp or 175.4 kW
Fuel consumption 15.9 gal/hour or 60.2 l/hour
Pulling power 35,502 lbs or 16103 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power 268.39 hp or 200.1 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 16.1 gal/hour or 60.9 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 15,084 lbs or 6842 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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