International Harvester 1256 VS CaseIH 856 XL specs comparison

International Harvester 1256
General InfosMake | International Harvester |
Model | 1256 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1967 Until 1969 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | International Harvester 1256 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 9940 lbs or 4508 kg |
Length | 164 inches [416 cm] |
Width | 92 inches [233 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 105 inches [266 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 13 feet [4.0 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 406.9 ci or 6.7 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 42 gal or 159.0 L |
Oil capacity | 15 qts or 14.2 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | International Harvester 1256 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | 204 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | Torque Amplifier |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | independent hydraulic dry disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 |
Pump flow | 8 gpm or 30.3 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 102.03 hp or 76.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.6 gal/hour or 28.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 11,104 lbs or 5036 kg |
Claimed power | 113 hp or 84.3 kW |
Real power | 113.33 hp or 84.5 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 6.8 gal/hour or 25.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

CaseIH 856 XL
General InfosMake | CaseIH |
Model | 856 XL |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1985 Until 1987 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | CaseIH 856 XL Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00x16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9R34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8465 lbs or 3839 kg |
Length | 150.4 inches [382 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 92.4 inches [234 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 62 to 78 inches |
Front tread size | 53 to 72 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 239 ci or 3.9 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 85 hp or 63.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | 228.6 lb-ft or 310.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 28 gal or 106.0 L |
Oil capacity | 12.7 qts or 12.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | CaseIH 856 XL Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 33 amps |
Trans system | IH-Total-synchron |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with heat |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | up to 3 |
Pump flow | 6.6 gpm or 25.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2465 psi or 170.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 8708 lbs or 3949 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- International Harvester provided us with the latest version of its 1256 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of International Harvester 1256 farm-tractor here
- Get your CaseIH 856 XL manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for CaseIH 856 XL farm-tractor here