Bührer Komfort 475 (A) or International Harvester 674?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 674: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The International Harvester 674 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The International Harvester 674 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 78% (18.4 L/min / 4.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 475 (A) | 674 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 44.2 kW (59.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | 43.8 kW (58.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | 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 475 (A) and the 674. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Komfort 475 (A) and the 674. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 23.7 L/min (6.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | 42.1 L/min (11.1 gpm) to 47.7 L/min (12.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | AheadThe International Harvester 674 has 78% more hydraulic flow (18.4 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the Bührer Komfort 475 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,910 kg (4,211 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Komfort 475 (A). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | 2,316 kg (5,106 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Bührer Komfort 475 (A) is 21% heavier (484 kg / 1,067 lb) than the International Harvester 674 (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 475 (A) and the 674. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 15Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Komfort 475 (A) and the 674. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/800 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | AheadThe International Harvester 674 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer Komfort 475 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 475/475A” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 674” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1975–1978 | 1973–1975 | 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 674 has 78% more hydraulic flow (18.4 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the Bührer Komfort 475 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Bührer Komfort 475 (A) is 21% heavier (484 kg / 1,067 lb) than the International Harvester 674 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 674 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer Komfort 475 (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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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