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Years in Production / 1995–1998
Challenger
45
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Challenger 45.
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240hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1995–1998
Production years
Challenger
Manufacturer
45 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1995 - 1998
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Original price was $126,700 in 1998
- Manufacturer
- Challenger (a part of Caterpillar)
Mechanical
Wet disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Drive
- crawler
- Steering
- differential power
Hydraulics
- Type
- variable-displacement load-sensing pressure-compensated
- Pressure
- 2750 psi189.6 bar
- Valves
- 3 or 4
- Pump Flow
- 31.2 gpm118.1 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III/II
- Control
- draft control
- Rear Lift
- 12500 lbs5670 kg
- Rear Lift
- 15000 lbs*Optional.6804 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Clutch
- electro-hydraulic wet disc
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.75)
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@1900
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Battery Volts
- 12
45 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3116
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 403 ci6.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.13x5.00 inches105 x 127 mm
- Power
- 240 hp179.0 kW
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 34.4 qts32.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Caterpillar 6.6L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 125 gal473.1 L
45 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 16 forward and 9 reverse
Transmission (Option 2)
- Transmission Type
- creeper
- Gears
- 32 forward and 18 reverse
Transmission Options
16-speed full power shift
32-speed creeper
45 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 211 in535 cm
- Width
- 91 in231 cm
- Height (cab)
- 120 in304 cm
- Wheelbase
- 86 in218 cm
Tires And Tracks
16-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 86 inches218 cm
- Weight
- 22700 lbs10296 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 16 inches40 cm
- Width
- 18 inches45 cm
- Width
- 20 inches50 cm
- Width
- 25 inches63 cm
- Width
- 32 inches81 cm