International Harvester 500 VS Massey Ferguson 243 specs comparison

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	-

Massey Ferguson 243

General Infos

Make	Massey Ferguson
Model	243
Country	United states
Production	From 1999  Until 2003
Price	20,050  USD
Tractor type	Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Massey Ferguson 243 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	6.00-16
AG rear tires	13.6-28
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	5,045 lbs or 2288 kg
Length	-
Width	-
Height	-
Wheelbase	76.1 inches [193 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	56 to 84 inches
Front tread size	48 to 72 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	165 ci or 2.7 L
Cylinders	3 cylinders
Engine power	52 hp or 38.8 kW
Engine RPM	2250 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	12.7 gal or 48.1 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Massey Ferguson 243 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	negative
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	synchro shuttle
Trans gears	8 forward and reverse
Clutch system	dry disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	independent wet disc
Cabin type	Two-post folding ROPS
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	-
Valves	-
Pump flow	9.5 gpm or 36.0 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	9.5 gpm or 36.0 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	37.7 hp or 28.1 kW
Fuel consumption	2.9 gal/hour or 11.0 l/hour
Pulling power	4,310 lbs or 1955 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	47 hp or 35.0 kW
Real power	42.5 hp or 31.7 kW
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	live
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	2.4 gal/hour or 9.1 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	II/I
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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