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Years in Production / 1998–2001
Challenger
85E
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Challenger 85E.
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375hp
Source index power
Tracks
Drive
1998–2001
Production years
Challenger
Manufacturer
85E / 01
At a glance
Overview
1998 - 2001
E Series
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Production
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Built in Dekalb, Illinois, USA
- Manufacturer
- Challenger (a part of Caterpillar)
- Original Price
- $224,000
Mechanical
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Drive
- crawler
- Steering
- hydrostatic differential steering
Capacity
- Fuel
- 280 gal1059.8 L
- Hydraulic System
- 18 gal68.1 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center
- Capacity
- 18 gal68.1 L
- Pressure
- 2900 psi200.0 bar
- Valves
- 4
- Pump Flow
- 40 gpm151.4 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
85E / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3196
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder 24-valve
liquid-cooled inline
- Displacement
- 729 ci11.9 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.118x5.906 inches130 x 150 mm
- Power Gross
- 375 hp279.6 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements with aspirator
- Compression Ratio
- 16:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 32 qts30.3 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 80 qts75.7 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
Engine Options
Caterpillar 11.9L 6-cyl diesel
85E / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 60 qts56.8 L
Challenger85e Transmission
10-speed full power shift
85E / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Tires And Tracks
25-inch tracks
- Wheelbase
- 107.1 inches272 cm
- Weight
- 34895 lbs15828 kg
Tires And Tracks
- Width
- 25 inches63 cm
85E / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1750
Diesel 10-speed crawlerMay 13 - June 2, 1998Link: OCED Tractor Test 1750 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Max Power
- 335.70 hp250.3 kW
- Max Power
- 296.50 hp221.1 kW
- Fuel Use
- 16.6 gal/hour62.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 16.1 gal/hour60.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 16.0 gal/hour60.6 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 17.6 gal/hour66.6 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 303.25 hp226.1 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 305.58 hp227.9 kW
- Max Pull
- 34070 lbs15454 kg