5 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneALLIS-CHALMERS RUMELY-DoAll1928–1931No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester 8-16 (International Harvester)1917–1922No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1928–1931; 1917–1922). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

5 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

ALLIS-CHALMERS RUMELY-DoAll and International Harvester 8-16 (International Harvester), field by field
FieldRUMELY-DoAll8-16Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed16.2 hp16.0 hp—
Engine declared—INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER 503—
Displacement declared—4.65 L—
Transmission
Top speed declared3.7 mph · 6.0 km/h4.1 mph · 6.6 km/h+10% 8-16
Clutch declaredHand-operated double disc clutch for switching between forward and reverse gearPedal-operated seven-plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Rear PTO speeds declared538——
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,702 lb · 1,679 kg3,660 lb · 1,660 kg—
Wheelbase declared60.4 in · 1,535 mm85.0 in · 2,159 mm+41% 8-16
Length declared108.0 in · 2,743 mm132.0 in · 3,353 mm+22% 8-16
Width declared60.0 in · 1,524 mm54.0 in · 1,372 mm+11% RUMELY-DoAll
Fuel tank declared72.1 qt · 68.2 L——

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

ALLIS-CHALMERS RUMELY-DoAll sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers Modell DoAll”

International Harvester 8-16 (International Harvester) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick International 8-16”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC International 8-16”