9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneALLIS-CHALMERS FD-51963–1965No measured PTO figureTractor twoIMT 5551964–1971No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the FD-5 and the 555 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

ALLIS-CHALMERS FD-5 and IMT 555, field by field
FieldFD-5555Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed49.3 hp49.3 hp—
Engine declaredVENDEUVRE 66IMR-PERKINS O-34/TAdiffers
Displacement declared—3.34 L—
Maximum torque declared156 lb·ft · 212 N·m141 lb·ft · 191 N·m+11% FD-5
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry two-stage double clutchPedal operated dry two-stage double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared—4.0 gpm · 15.1 L/min—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,412 lb · 2,455 kg4,123 lb · 1,870 kg+31% FD-5
Wheelbase declared89.8 in · 2,281 mm84.8 in · 2,155 mm+6% FD-5
Length declared129.9 in · 3,300 mm137.2 in · 3,485 mm+6% 555
Width declared68.9 in · 1,750 mm66.9 in · 1,700 mm—
Ground clearance declared19.3 in · 490 mm23.9 in · 607 mm+24% 555
Turning radius, braked declared—12.3 ft · 3.75 m—
Fuel tank declared74.0 qt · 70.0 L47.6 qt · 45.0 L+56% FD-5

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 FD-5 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers FD 5”

IMT 555 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555”