Ford 3600 VS International Harvester 553 specs comparison

Ford 3600
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 3600 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1981 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 3600 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 12.4-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3846 lbs or 1744 kg |
Length | 127 inches [322 cm] |
Width | 64 inches [162 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 75.8 inches [192 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 52 to 76 inches |
Front tread size | 52 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 175 ci or 2.9 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 45 hp or 33.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 135 lb-ft or 183.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1100 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 3600 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 32 amps |
Trans system | Dual-Range |
Trans type | gear |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 8.5 gpm or 32.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 6.15 gal or 23.3 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2100 psi or 144.8 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 34 hp or 25.4 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 33.80 hp or 25.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.7 gal/hour or 14.0 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5,123 lbs or 2323 kg |
Claimed power | 40 hp or 29.8 kW |
Real power | 38.29 hp or 28.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 3.4 gal/hour or 12.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | top-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1940 lbs or 879 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

International Harvester 553
General InfosMake | International Harvester |
Model | 553 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1972 Until 1974 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | International Harvester 553 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 9-24 |
AG rear tires | 16.9/14-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5950 lbs or 2698 kg |
Length | 135 inches [342 cm] |
Width | 70.4 inches [178 cm] |
Height | 69.1 inches [175 cm] |
Wheelbase | 78.7 inches [199 cm] |
Ground clearance | 15 inches [38 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 179 ci or 2.9 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 52 hp or 38.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2180 (rpm) |
Torque | 141.8 lb-ft or 192.3 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18.5 gal or 70.0 L |
Oil capacity | 7.9 qts or 7.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | International Harvester 553 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 135 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | generator |
Charging Volts | 12 V |
Charging Amps | 11 amps |
Trans system | Agriomatic S |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 292.1mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | dry disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 4.4 gal or 16.7 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 4410 lbs or 2000 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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