International Harvester 500 VS Ford 8600 specs comparison

International Harvester 500 1965 comparison online with competitors

International Harvester 500

General Infos
Make International Harvester
Model 500
Country United states
Production From 1965  Until 1969
Price -
Tractor type Agricultural Crawler tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual International Harvester 500 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 10-inch
AG rear tires 10-inch
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 7,050 lbs or 3197 kg
Length 106.5 inches [270 cm]
Width 60 inches [152 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 67 inches [170 cm]
Ground clearance 13.5 inches [34 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 145.3 ci or 2.4 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 38 hp or 28.3 kW
Engine RPM 2000 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection 1-inch carburetor
Fuel tank size 15.9 gal or 60.2 L
Oil capacity 5 qts or 4.7 L
Oil change -
Starter motor electric
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories International Harvester 500 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 40 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system generator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system International Harvester
Trans type unsynchronized gear
Trans gears 5 forward and 1 reverse
Clutch system 10-inch dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering mechanical clutches
Braking system mechanical contracting band
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves 1 to 3
Pump flow 7 gpm or 26.5 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 30.55 hp or 22.8 kW
Fuel consumption 2.7 gal/hour or 10.2 l/hour
Pulling power 7,957 lbs or 3609 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 36 hp or 26.8 kW
Real power 36.65 hp or 27.3 kW
Engine @RPM 980@2000 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 2.6 gal/hour or 9.8 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Ford 8600 1972 comparison online with competitors

Ford 8600

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 8600
Country United states
Production From 1972  Until 1976
Price 15,200  USD
Tractor type -
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford 8600 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 8,033 lbs or 3643 kg
Length 154.8 inches [393 cm] (row crop)
Width 85 inches [215 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 91.5 inches [232 cm] (all purpose)
Ground clearance 25.3 inches [64 cm] (all purpose front axle)
Turning radius 15 feet [4.6 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 401 ci or 6.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2300 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 43 gal or 162.8 L
Oil capacity 12 qts or 11.4 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Ford 8600 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 128 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Dual Power
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock foot pedal
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm
Tank capacity 16 gal or 60.6 L
Hydraulic pressure 2500 psi or 172.4 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 92.42 hp or 68.9 kW
Fuel consumption 7.3 gal/hour or 27.6 l/hour
Pulling power 11,363 lbs or 5154 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power 99.32 hp or 74.1 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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