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Steiger
Bearcat III ST-225
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Steiger Bearcat III ST-225.
225hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1980–1983
Production years
Steiger
Manufacturer
Bearcat III ST-225 / 01
At a glance
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Original price was $66,000 in 1983
- Manufacturer
- Steiger
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Articulated power steering
Hydraulic dry disc brakes
Safari Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- outboard planetary
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Pressure
- 2250 psi155.1 bar
- Valves
- 3 to 5
- Pump Flow
- 30.8 gpm116.6 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- 3 OptOptional
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 90
- Battery Volts
- 12
Bearcat III ST-225 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Caterpillar 3306DIT
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
- 15:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Torque
- 730 lb-ft989.9 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1300
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 29 qts27.4 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 52 qts49.2 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled inline
Engine Options
Caterpillar 10.5L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 267 gal1010.6 L
Bearcat III ST-225 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Ten-speed transmission with two-speed transfer case.
- Transmission
- Dana-Spicer 1010-2A
- Gears
- 20 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- 355.6mm hydraulic dry disc
Bearcat III ST-225 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 252 in640 cm
- Width
- 96 in243 cm
- Height (cab)
- 134.8 in342 cm
- Wheelbase
- 128 in325 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 128 inches325 cm
- Weight
- 25000 lbs11340 kg
- Front Tire
- 23.1-34
- Rear Tire
- 23.1-34
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 23.1-34
- Rear Ag
- 23.1-34
Bearcat III ST-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
Nebraska Tractor Test 1414
Diesel 20-speed 4WDOctober 19 - November 4, 1981
Drawbar performance
Gear 11 used for power test.
Gear 3 used for pull test.
- Id
- 1414
- Max Power
- 184.69 hp137.7 kW
- Fuel Use
- 12.0 gal/hour45.4 l/hour
- Max Pull
- 28,805 lbs13065 kg