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Years in Production / 1977–1981
Steiger
Bearcat III PT-225
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Steiger Bearcat III PT-225.
225hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1977–1981
Production years
Steiger
Manufacturer
Bearcat III PT-225 / 01
At a glance
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Original price was $66,000 in 1982
- Manufacturer
- Steiger
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Articulated power steering
Hydraulic disc brakes
Safari Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- outboard planetary
Capacity
- Fuel
- 225 gal851.6 L
- Hydraulic System
- 22 gal83.3 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Capacity
- 22 gal83.3 L
- Pressure
- 2250 psi155.1 bar
- Valves
- 4 or 5
- Pump Flow
- 20 gpm75.7 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III OptOptional
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent OptOptional
- Clutch
- hydrostatic-drive
- Rear Type
- 540/1000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 90
- Charging Volts
- 12
- Batteries
- 4
- Battery Cca
- 475
- Battery Volts
- 12
Bearcat III PT-225 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3306T
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled inline
- Displacement
- 638 ci10.5 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.75x6.00 inches121 x 152 mm
- Power
- 225 hp167.8 kW
- Compression Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Idle Rpm
- 830-2430
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 32 qts30.3 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 52 qts49.2 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
Bearcat III PT-225 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Five-speed transmission with two ranges and a two-speed transfer case. Tractor must be stopped to shift ranges on transmission or transfer case.
- Transmission Type
- constant mesh
- Gears
- 20 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic cerametallic dry disc
- Oil Capacity
- 16 qts*Transmission only15.1 L
- Oil Capacity
- 37 qts*Transmission and transfer case35.0 L
Bearcat III PT-225 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 132.5 inches336 cm
- Weight
- 28295 lbs12834 kg
- Front Tire
- 18.4-34
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-34
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 18.4-34
- Front Ag
- 23.1-30
- Front Ag
- 24.5-32
- Front Ag
- 30.5-32
- Front Ag
- 20.8-34
- Front Ag
- 23.1-34
- Front Ag
- 18.4-38
- Front Ag
- 20.8-38
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-34
- Rear Ag
- 23.1-30
- Rear Ag
- 24.5-32
- Rear Ag
- 30.5-32
- Rear Ag
- 20.8-34
- Rear Ag
- 23.1-34
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-38
- Rear Ag
- 20.8-38
Bearcat III PT-225 / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1272Nebraska test report ↗
Diesel 20-speed 4WDApril 18 - May 10, 1978
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3LL used for power test.
- Id
- 1272
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 105.69 hp78.8 kW
- Fuel Use
- 11.1 gal/hour42.0 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 14.3 gal/hour54.1 l/hour
- Max Power
- 172.37 hp128.5 kW
- Max Pull
- 29 lbs13 kg