12 material differences

Tractor oneCASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT)1985–1990No measured PTO figureTractor twoSAME Condor (DT)1978–1982No measured PTO figure

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Read our verdict on the 485 (DT) and the Condor (DT) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) and SAME Condor (DT), field by field
Field485 (DT)Condor (DT)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed51.2 hp51.2 hp—
Engine declaredIHC D-179SAME DA 983 Pdiffers
Displacement declared2.93 L2.72 L+8% 485 (DT)
Maximum torque declared121 lb·ft · 164 N·m141 lb·ft · 191 N·m+16% Condor (DT)
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredpedal-operated dry Laycock single-plate clutch, type 11 inches, designed as driving clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared12.1 gpm · 45.7 L/min6.3 gpm · 24.0 L/min+90% 485 (DT)
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,199 lb · 2,358 kg4,453 lb · 2,020 kg+17% 485 (DT)
Wheelbase declared79.6 in · 2,022 mm84.3 in · 2,140 mm+6% Condor (DT)
Length declared139.2 in · 3,535 mm137.0 in · 3,480 mm—
Width declared72.4–90.6 in · 1,840–2,300 mm57.9–87.0 in · 1,470–2,210 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared9.3 in · 236 mm15.0 in · 380 mm+61% Condor (DT)
Turning radius, braked declared11.1 ft · 3.38 m9.8 ft · 3.00 m+13% 485 (DT)
Fuel tank declared80.0 qt · 75.7 L37.0 qt · 35.0 L+116% 485 (DT)

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.

CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 553”

SAME Condor (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Condor 52 (DT)”