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Years in Production / 1991–1992
Challenger
65B
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Challenger 65B.
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285hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1991–1992
Production years
Challenger
Manufacturer
65B / 01
At a glance
Overview
1991 - 1992
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
- Manufacturer
- Challenger (a part of Caterpillar)
Mechanical
Hydraulic caliper disc brakes
Cab standard
- Drive
- crawler
- Steering
- hydrostatic differential steering
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed
- Valves
- 4
- Pump Flow
- 26 gpm98.4 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III/IV
- Rear Lift
- 11,370 lbs5157 kg
Pto
- Rear Type
- 1000
65B / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 638 ci10.5 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.75x6.00 inches121 x 152 mm
- Power
- 285 hp212.5 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual dry elements
- Compression Ratio
- 15:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 44 qts41.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Caterpillar 10.5L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 220 gal832.7 L
65B / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
Challenger65b Transmission
10-speed full power shift
65B / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Tires And Tracks
24.5-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 106 inches269 cm
- Weight
- 34,030 lbs15436 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 24.5 inches62 cm
- Width
- 20.5 inches52 cm
- Length On Ground
- 107 inches271 cm
- Length On Ground
- 27.5 inches69 cm
- Area On Ground
- 5243 in²3.4 m²
- Area On Ground
- 35.5 in²0.0 m²
- Ground Pressure
- 5.9 psi0.4 bar
65B / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1653
Diesel 10-speed crawlerOctober 2 - 11, 1991Link: OCED Tractor Test 1653 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 4 used for power test.
- Max Power
- 257.20 hp191.8 kW
- Max Power
- 220.32 hp164.3 kW
- Fuel Use
- 15.3 gal/hour57.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 15.2 gal/hour57.5 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 15.7 gal/hour59.4 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 245.20 hp182.8 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 250.16 hp186.5 kW