Steiger Cougar III ST-280 VS Hesston 980 specs comparison

Steiger Cougar III ST-280 1981 comparison online with competitors

Steiger Cougar III ST-280

General Infos
Make Steiger
Model Cougar III ST-280
Country United states
Production From 1981  Until 1983
Price 89,000  USD
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Steiger Cougar III ST-280 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 18.4x38
AG rear tires 18.4x38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 25,600 lbs or 11612 kg
Length 252 inches [640 cm]
Width 96 inches [243 cm] (tractor body)
Height -
Wheelbase 128 inches [325 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 893 ci or 14.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 280 hp or 208.8 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque 945 lb-ft or 1281.4 Nm
Torque RPM 1200 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 267 gal or 1010.6 L
Oil capacity 36 qts or 34.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Steiger Cougar III ST-280 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 90 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Dana-Spicer 1010
Trans type -
Trans gears 20 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system 393.7mm hydraulic dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive outboard planetary
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic dry disc
Cabin type Safari Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 3 to 5
Pump flow 28.6 gpm or 108.3 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2250 psi or 155.1 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 247.27 hp or 184.4 kW
Fuel consumption 15.1 gal/hour or 57.2 l/hour
Pulling power 32,462 lbs or 14724 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM -
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch 3
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Hesston 980 1981 comparison online with competitors

Hesston 980

General Infos
Make Hesston
Model 980
Country United states
Production From 1981  Until 1984
Price 37,000  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Hesston 980 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 12.4-28 (4WD)
AG rear tires 13.6-38 (2WD)
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 8,251 lbs or 3742 kg
Length 152 inches [386 cm] (2WD)
Width -
Height 104.5 inches [265 cm]
Wheelbase 101 inches [256 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 316 ci or 5.2 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 30.6 gal or 115.8 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Hesston 980 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type -
Trans gears 16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic disc
Cabin type Supercomfort cab standard with air conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 2
Pump flow 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2702 psi or 186.3 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 74.93 hp or 55.9 kW
Fuel consumption 5.3 gal/hour or 20.1 l/hour
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 90 hp or 67.1 kW
Real power 91.12 hp or 67.9 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 5.4 gal/hour or 20.4 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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