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Years in Production / 2014–2023
CaseIH
Steiger 540
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the CaseIH Steiger 540.
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535hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
2014–2023
Production years
CaseIH
Manufacturer
Steiger 540 / 01
At a glance
Overview
2014 - 2023
Steiger 4WD Series
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Original price was $418,167 in 2015
- Manufacturer
- CaseIH (a part of CNH)
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Surveyor Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- inboard planetary
- Steering
- hydraulic articulated
- Brakes
- hydraulic wet disc
- Brakes
- engine brake OptOptional
- Trailer Brakes
- hydraulic OptOptional
Hydraulics
- Type
- pressure flow compensated
- Valves
- 4 to 8
- Pump Flow
- 42 gpm159.0 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 57 gpm*High Flow option215.7 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 113 gpm*TwinFlow option427.7 lpm
- Scv Flow
- 35 gpm132.5 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- IVN
- Rear Lift At24610mm
- 19621 lbs8900 kg
- Rear Arms
- quick coupler
- Drawbar
- Cat. 4
- Drawbar
- Cat. 5 OptOptional
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.75)
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@1998 (early)
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@1811 (late)
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 240
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 1000
- Battery Volts
- 12
Steiger 540 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
FPT
two-stage turbocharged air-to-water intercooled air-to-air aftercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 787 ci12.9 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.31x5.91 inches135 x 150 mm
- Emissions
- Tier 4
- Emission Control
- selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
- Power
- 535 hp398.9 kW
- Maximum Power
- 605 hp451.1 kW
- Fuel System
- electronic high pressure common rail
- Cooling System
- hydraulically-driven fan
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 24
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
FPT 12.9L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 310 gal (early)1173.4 L
- Fuel Tank
- 455 gal (late)1722.2 L
- Exhaust Fluid Def
- 66 gal249.8 L
Steiger 540 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 16 forward and 2 reverse
Caseih Steiger540 Transmission
16-speed full power shift
Steiger 540 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 300 in762 cm
- Width
- 120 in304 cm
- Height (cab)
- 156 in396 cm
- Wheelbase
- 154 in391 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 154 inches391 cm
- Weight
- 43855 lbs19892 kg
- Front Tire
- 710/70R42
- Rear Tire
- 710/70R42
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 710/70R42
- Rear Ag
- 710/70R42
See it in action
Videos
Watch CaseIH Steiger 540 videos from their original YouTube creators.
Steiger 540 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test2096
Diesel 16-speed 4WDSeptember 22 - 29, 2014Link: OCED Tractor Test 2096 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 5 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Max Power
- 539.81 hp402.5 kW
- Max Power
- 441.44 hp329.2 kW
- Fuel Use
- 28.2 gal/hour106.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 26.6 gal/hour100.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 27.7 gal/hour104.8 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 477.75 hp356.3 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 535.05 hp399.0 kW
- Max Pull
- 48640 lbs22063 kg