February 27, 2004

Challenger MT865 shatters drawbar record

Challenger tractors are again smashing records in the international benchmark University of Nebraska tests.

Following in the footsteps of the Challenger 95E, which set the all time tractor fuel efficiency record in 1998, Challenger’s new flagship model, the MT865 has also emerged a clear leader in University of Nebraska test results.

The largest tractor in the series, the Challenger MT865 offers the highest horsepower of any production tractor – track or wheel. Powered by a 964-cubic-inch Cat C16 engine, the MT865 is rated at 500 gross engine horsepower.

Drawbar horsepower is what gets work done in tillage applications – and Challenger’s MT865 wins hands down.

Matched with a track tractor’s ability to put a higher percentage of the engine’s power to the ground, the MT865 broke six records including delivering a massive record breaking 455 horsepower at the drawbar while producing 26,322 kg of force.

“Drawbar horsepower is what gets work done in tillage applications,” says AGCO Australia’s Rowan Bennett, Product Manager.

“This tractor gives farmers the ability to pull wider tools and bigger seeding units to increase their overall efficiency. Customers have been asking for this kind of power and this tractor delivers.”

The OECD laboratory at the University of Nebraska has tested more than 1800 tractors of all sizes since 1920.

Nebraska test records broken by the MT865 include:

• 455 horsepower at the drawbar while producing 26,322 kg of force
• 26,322 kg (58,031 lbs) maximum drawbar pull
• 444 pto horsepower at rated engine speed
• 523 pto horsepower at maximum power
• 58.3% pto torque rise
• 9,496 kg (19,500 lbs) maximum 3-point-hitch capacity

The University of Nebraska laboratory is the officially designated tractor testing station for the United States and tests tractors according to the codes of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Twenty-eight countries participate in the tractor test codes, with active tractor test stations in approximately 25 of those countries.

The OECD codes require that tractors be tested in the country of manufacture. Reciprocity agreements with the codes require that once an OECD test report is officially approved, it must be accepted by all participating countries.

Challenger tractors are sold, serviced and supported by Caterpillar dealers, world-renowned for their product support capabilities.

The Challenger MT800 Series consists of four models, ranging from 340 to 500 gross engine horsepower range.

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