Renault 981S VS Challenger 65D specs comparison
Renault 981S
General Infos| Make | Renault |
| Model | 981S |
| Country | France |
| Production | From 1980 Until 1982 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Renault 981S Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 14.9-24 |
| AG rear tires | 16.9-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 8,930 lbs or 4050 kg |
| Length | 174.8 inches [443 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 107.9 inches [274 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 105.5 inches [267 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | 37.4 feet [11.4 m] |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 345.1 ci or 5.7 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 98 hp or 73.1 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2350 (rpm) |
| Torque | 254.5 lb-ft or 345.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 54.2 gal or 205.1 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Renault 981S Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | - |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | - |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | dry disc |
| Cabin type | standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 8.7 gpm or 32.9 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @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 | - |
| Rear hitch lift | 11,246 lbs or 5101 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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 |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 145 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 wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III |
| Rear hitch lift | 15,084 lbs or 6842 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Renault provided us with the latest version of its 981S service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Renault 981S farm-tractor here
- Get your Challenger 65D manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Challenger 65D farm-tractor here