CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) or Ford 4100 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 4100 (A): three-point lift. On features, the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Ford 4100 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 28% (430 kg / 948 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 485 (DT) | 4100 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.6 kW (41.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 30.5 kW (40.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | 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 485 (DT) and the 4100 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 485 (DT) and the 4100 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 32.3 L/min (8.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 485 (DT). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,560 kg (3,439 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 1,990 kg (4,387 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | AheadThe Ford 4100 (A) has 28% more lift (430 kg / 948 lb) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,358 kg (5,199 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 2,370 kg (5,225 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 485 (DT) and the 4100 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | 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 485 (DT) and the 4100 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | AheadThe CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 4100 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 4100” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1985–1990 | 1975–1981 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 4100 (A) has 28% more lift (430 kg / 948 lb) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 4100 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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 difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources