Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) or International Harvester 824 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 824 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The International Harvester 824 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The International Harvester 824 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 33% (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester 824 (A) suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | Komfort 465 L (A) | 824 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 46.4 kW (62.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 46.3 kW (62.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the Komfort 465 L (A) and the 824 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Komfort 465 L (A) and the 824 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 22.0 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 29.2 L/min (7.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | AheadThe International Harvester 824 (A) has 33% more hydraulic flow (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,050 kg (4,519 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 824 (A). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,640 kg (5,820 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 3,145 kg (6,934 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 824 (A) is 19% heavier (505 kg / 1,113 lb) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Komfort 465 L (A) and the 824 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 15Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Komfort 465 L (A) and the 824 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | AheadThe International Harvester 824 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | AheadThe International Harvester 824 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1975–1977 | 1971–1974 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 824 (A) has 33% more hydraulic flow (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 824 (A) is 19% heavier (505 kg / 1,113 lb) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 824 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 824 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources