Field equipment report: Caterpillar Challenger 45 & 55. (Caterpillar Inc.'s tractor models)(Brief Article)

From: Implement & Tractor | Date: January 1, 1998 | Copyright information

Caterpillar Challenger 45 & 55

Farmer: John Pueschel

Operation: Fairgrove Farms, Sturgis, MI - 4,500 acres of soybeans, corn, seedcorn, alfalfa and vegetables; 15 employees

Product: Challenger tractors, two 45s with 200 PTO hp set at 88" spacing and one 55 with 225 PTO hp set at 120[inches]

Use: 4,500+ working hours on the three machines during the past two years for about 80 percent of Fairgrove Farms' needs - tilling, spreading manure, planting,...

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