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Years in Production / 1996–1997
Challenger
85D
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Challenger 85D.
370hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1996–1997
Production years
Challenger
Manufacturer
85D / 01
At a glance
Overview
1996 - 1997
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Dekalb, Illinois, USA
Original price was $155,200 in 1997
- Manufacturer
- Challenger (a part of Caterpillar)
Mechanical
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Drive
- crawler
- Steering
- hydrostatic differential steering
Capacity
- Fuel
- 203 gal768.4 L
- Hydraulic System
- 29 gal109.8 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed-center pressure-compensated
- Capacity
- 29 gal109.8 L
- Pressure
- 2750 psi189.6 bar
- Valves
- 4
- Pump Flow
- 27 gpm102.2 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 35 gpmOptOptional132.5 lpm
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent OptOptional
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.75)
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@2050
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 145
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 900
- Battery Volts
- 12
85D / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3196 ATAAC
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 729 ci11.9 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.118x5.906 inches130 x 150 mm
- Power Gross
- 370 hp275.9 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements with aspirator
- Pre Heating
- ether injection
- Pre Heating
- block heater
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 32 qts30.3 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 80 qts75.7 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Caterpillar 11.9L 6-cyl diesel
85D / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 60 qts56.8 L
Challenger85d Transmission
10-speed full power shift
85D / 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
- 34234 lbs15528 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Option
- 30-inch track
- Option
- 35-inch track
- Width
- 25 inches63 cm
- Width
- 30 inches76 cm
- Width
- 35 inches88 cm
- Length On Ground
- 107.1 inches272 cm
- Area On Ground
- 5355 in²3.5 m²
- Area On Ground
- 6426 in²4.1 m²
- Area On Ground
- 7497 in²4.8 m²
- Ground Pressure
- 6.1 psi0.4 bar
- Ground Pressure
- 5.6 psi0.4 bar
- Ground Pressure
- 4.4 psi0.3 bar
85D / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1723
Diesel 10-speed crawlerApril 9 - 16, 1997Link: OCED Tractor Test 1723 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Max Power
- 334.95 hp249.8 kW
- Max Power
- 271.64 hp202.6 kW
- Fuel Use
- 17.1 gal/hour64.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 16.5 gal/hour62.5 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 16.6 gal/hour62.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 16.3 gal/hour61.7 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 312.46 hp233.0 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 318.59 hp237.6 kW
- Max Pull
- 35,299 lbs16011 kg