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Years in Production / 1995–1997
Challenger
65D
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Challenger 65D.
300hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1995–1997
Production years
Challenger
Manufacturer
65D / 01
At a glance
Overview
1995 - 1997
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Dekalb, Illinois, USA
Original price was $129,000 in 1997
During official testing, the Challenger 65D hydraulics were unable to supply 27 GPM as advertised. At maximum power, the flow was 21.6 GPM.
- Manufacturer
- Challenger (a part of Caterpillar)
Mechanical
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Drive
- crawler
- Steering
- hydrostatic differential steering
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed-center pressure-compensated
- Valves
- 4
- Pump Flow
- 27 gpm102.2 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 35 gpmOptOptional132.5 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III
- Rear Lift
- 15,084 lbs6842 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.75)
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 145
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Volts
- 12
65D / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3306 DITA
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 636 ci10.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.75x6.00 inches121 x 152 mm
- Power Gross
- 300 hp223.7 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements with aspirator
- Pre Heating
- ether injection
- Pre Heating
- block heater
- Compression Ratio
- 15:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 44 qts41.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Caterpillar 10.4L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 209 gal791.1 L
65D / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
Challenger65d Transmission
10-speed full power shift
65D / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 232 in589 cm
- Width
- 120 in304 cm
- Height (cab)
- 128 in325 cm
- Wheelbase
- 107 in271 cm
Tires And Tracks
25-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 107 inches271 cm
- Weight
- 35235 lbs15982 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 25 inches63 cm
- Width
- 30 inches76 cm
- Width
- 35 inches88 cm
65D / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1706
Diesel 10-speed crawlerApril 1 - 4, 1996Link: OCED Tractor Test 1706 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 256.15 hp191.0 kW
- Fuel Use
- 15.5 gal/hour58.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 16.1 gal/hour60.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 15.9 gal/hour60.2 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 268.39 hp200.1 kW
- Max Power
- 235.26 hp175.4 kW
- Max Pull
- 35,502 lbs16103 kg