| Production | |
| Manufacturer | Challenger (a part of Caterpillar) | 
| Agricultural Crawler tractor | |
| Original price was $155,200 in 1997 | |
| Challenger 85D Engine | |
| Caterpillar 11.9L 6-cyl diesel | |
| Challenger 85D Transmission | |
| 10-speed full power shift | |
| Challenger 85D Power | |
| Engine (gross) | 370 hp 275.9 kW  | 
| Drawbar (claimed) | 265 hp 197.6 kW  | 
| PTO (claimed) | 318 hp 237.1 kW  | 
| Drawbar (tested) | 271.64 hp 202.6 kW  | 
| PTO (tested) | 334.95 hp 249.8 kW  | 
| Mechanical | |
| Drive | crawler | 
| Steering | hydrostatic differential steering | 
| Hydraulic wet disc brakes | |
| Cab standard with air-conditioning. | |
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| Capacity | |
| Fuel | 203 gal 768.4 L  | 
| Hydraulic system | 29 gal 109.8 L  | 
| Hydraulics | |
| Type | closed-center pressure-compensated | 
| Capacity | 29 gal 109.8 L  | 
| Pressure | 2750 psi 189.6 bar  | 
| Valves | 4 | 
| Pump flow | 27 gpm 102.2 lpm  | 
|   | 35 gpmOptOptional 132.5 lpm  | 
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO | independent OptOptional | 
| Rear PTO Type | 1000 (1.75) | 
| Engine RPM | 1000@2050 | 
| Dimensions & Tracks | |
| Wheelbase | 107 inches 271 cm  | 
| Weight | 34234 lbs 15528 kg  | 
| 25-inch tracks | |
| Electrical | |
| Ground | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging amps | 145 | 
| Batteries | 2 | 
| Battery CCA | 900 | 
| Battery volts | 12 | 
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| Updated on June 30, 2022 |