Description
CHAMP Pro 185
The CHAMP 185 series delivers hydraulic powered strength and durability with easy to use controls to the 18” cutter market that is crowded with weaker electric motor powered machines. The CHAMP’s strong ¼” thick cold rolled steel weldment frame offers a superior design allowing operators to cut today’s hard stocks accurately in piles of up to 3.25” high.
Proudly manufactured at our factory in Michigan, the USA made CHAMP 185 cutter has wheels with lockable casters allowing the machine to easily be moved – even through standard 36” wide doorways.
Key Features
- 18.5” cutting width / 3.25” clamp opening
- Hydraulic clamping and cutting – 2,350 lbs. pressure
- 120 volt 1-phase power / optional 220 volt motor
- Adjustable clamp pressure
- Maximum cut 19” / minimum cut .75” (or 1.75” with false clamp plate)
- Red LED optical cut line-light indicator
- Machine dimensions 33.5” wide (tilt shield) x 42” deep
- Optional false clamp plate
- Optional pre-clamp foot pedal
- Optional light beam system replaces the front tilt shield
- One HHS knife, three cutting sticks, wood jogging aid, tool kit, knife change holder assembly, and operators manual included
- Adjustable angle 7.1” color touch screen controller
- Micro adjustment back gauge with hand knob
- Repeat and loop commands to simply program repetitive cut sequences
- Instant job generation from cuts history (cut-and-record)
- Built-in step-and-repeat function
General
| Maximum Cutting Width | 18-1/2” / 470 mm |
| Minimum Cut: without false clamp plate | 3/4” / 19mm |
| Minimum Cut: with false clamp plate | 1-3/4” / 45mm |
| Maximum Cut Depth | 19” / 482mm |
| Clamp Opening: without false clamp plate | 3-1/4” / 82mm |
| Clamp Opening: with false clamp plate | 3” / 76mm |
| Table Space in front of knife | 13-1/4” / 337mm |
Dimensions
| Overall Height | 56” / 1423 mm |
| Overall Width (no side tables) | 33-1/2” / 851 mm |
| Overall Depth | 43-1/2” / 1105 mm |
| Net Weight (approx.) | 775 lbs. / 342 kg |
| Shipping Weight (approx.) | 920 lbs. / 417 kg |
Electrical
| Standard | 120 Volt AC, 60 Hz, 1 Phase, 14 Amp (service size: 20 Amp) – power cord included |
| Power option 1 | [Optional] 220 Volt AC, 60 Hz, 1 Phase, 10 Amp (service size: 20 Amp) – power cord included |
| Power option 2 | [Optional] 230 Volt AC, 50 Hz, 1 Phase, 10 Amp (service size: 20 Amp) – power cord included |
Challenge reserves the right to make changes to any product or specification without notice and without incurring responsibility to existing units.









