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Years in Production / 1993–1994
Challenger
65C
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Challenger 65C.
285hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1993–1994
Production years
Challenger
Manufacturer
65C / 01
At a glance
Overview
1993 - 1994
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Peoria, Illinois, USA
Original price was $119,000 in 1994
- Manufacturer
- Challenger (a part of Caterpillar)
Mechanical
Power steering
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard.
- Drive
- crawler
Capacity
- Fuel
- 209 gal791.1 L
- Hydraulic System
- 29 gal109.8 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center
- Capacity
- 29 gal109.8 L
- Pressure
- 2550 psi175.8 bar
- Valves
- 4
- Pump Flow
- 27 gpm102.2 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 35 gpmOptOptional132.5 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 61.4 gpm232.4 lpm
- Steering Press
- 6090 psi419.9 bar
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III/IV
- Rear Lift
- 11,370 lbs5157 kg
Pto
- Rear Type
- 1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 115
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 750
- Battery Volts
- 12
65C / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3306 DITA
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled inline
- Displacement
- 638 ci10.5 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.75x6.00 inches121 x 152 mm
- Power Gross
- 285 hp212.5 kW
- Fuel System
- direct injection
- Air Cleaner
- dual dry elements
- Pre Heating
- ether injection
- Pre Heating
- block heater
- Compression Ratio
- 15:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 27.5 qts26.0 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 44 qts41.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
Engine Options
Caterpillar 10.5L 6-cyl diesel
65C / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 60 qts56.8 L
Challenger65c Transmission
10-speed full power shift
65C / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 232 in589 cm
- Width
- 120 in304 cm
- Height (cab)
- 128 in325 cm
- Wheelbase
- 107.1 in272 cm
Tires And Tracks
25-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 107.1 inches272 cm
- Weight
- 32875 lbs14912 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 25 inches63 cm
- Length On Ground
- 107.1 inches272 cm
- Area On Ground
- 5356 in²3.5 m²
- Ground Pressure
- 6.1 psi0.4 bar
65C / 05
Tractor Photos
65C / 06
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.
Gear 1 used for pull 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
- Max Pull
- 32714 lbs14839 kg