Fahr D 60 L or International Harvester 624 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 624 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO independence and drive. On features, the Fahr D 60 L is ahead on top speed.
- The International Harvester 624 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The International Harvester 624 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 53% (9.8 L/min / 2.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fahr D 60 L suits road haulage better on this data: 29% (7.3 km/h / 4.5 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 | D 60 L | 624 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 42.7 kW (57 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 41.2 kW (55.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (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 D 60 L and the 624 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 60 L and the 624 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 18.5 L/min (4.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 28.3 L/min (7.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | AheadThe International Harvester 624 (A) has 53% more hydraulic flow (9.8 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the Fahr D 60 L (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the D 60 L. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,460 kg (7,628 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 2,529 kg (5,575 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 60 L is 37% heavier (931 kg / 2,053 lb) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 624 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5 to 7Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (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 D 60 L and the 624 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 32.3 km/h (20.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | AheadThe Fahr D 60 L has 29% more top speed (7.3 km/h / 4.5 mph) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | AheadThe International Harvester 624 (A) has an independent PTO; the Fahr D 60 L’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | AheadThe International Harvester 624 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 60 L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1952–1955 | 1965–1972 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 624 (A) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 624 (A) has 53% more hydraulic flow (9.8 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the Fahr D 60 L (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 60 L is 37% heavier (931 kg / 2,053 lb) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 60 L has 29% more top speed (7.3 km/h / 4.5 mph) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 624 (A) has an independent PTO; the Fahr D 60 L’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The International Harvester 624 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 60 L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 624 (A) is newer: production began 13 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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