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Years in Production / 1994–1996
Challenger
85C
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Challenger 85C.
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355hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1994–1996
Production years
Challenger
Manufacturer
85C / 01
At a glance
Overview
1994 - 1996
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Peoria, Illinois, USA
- 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
Pto
- Rear Type
- 1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 115
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 900
- Battery Volts
- 12
85C / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3176 ATAAC
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled inline
- Displacement
- 629 ci10.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.92x5.51 inches125 x 140 mm
- Power
- 355 hp264.7 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual dry elements
- Pre Heating
- ether injection
- Pre Heating
- block heater
- Compression Ratio
- 16:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 31.7 qts30.0 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 80 qts75.7 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
Engine Options
Caterpillar 10.3L 6-cyl diesel
85C / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 60 qts56.8 L
Challenger85c Transmission
10-speed full power shift
85C / 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
30-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 107.1 inches272 cm
- Weight
- 33645 lbs15261 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 30 inches76 cm
- Length On Ground
- 107.1 inches272 cm
- Area On Ground
- 6428 in²4.1 m²
- Ground Pressure
- 5.2 psi0.4 bar
85C / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1687
Diesel 10-speed crawlerApril 4 - 7, 1995Link: OCED Tractor Test 1687 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Max Power
- 304.57 hp227.1 kW
- Max Power
- 272.42 hp203.1 kW
- Fuel Use
- 16.5 gal/hour62.5 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 16.1 gal/hour60.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 17.3 gal/hour65.5 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 284.08 hp211.8 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 289.86 hp216.1 kW
- Max Pull
- 33,673 lbs15274 kg