7 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFendt Farmer 270 P/PA1987–1996No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester 6851981–1990No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the Farmer 270 P/PA and the 685 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
7 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Farmer 270 P/PA | 685 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 68 hp | 68.0 hp | — |
| Engine declared | KHD F4L 912 | INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-239 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 3.77 L | 3.91 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 180 lb·ft · 244 N·m | 181 lb·ft · 245 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal operated dry LAYCOCK single disc clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 17.4 gpm · 66.0 L/min | — | — |
| Pressure declared | — | 2,698 psi · 186 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/750 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 5,512 lb · 2,500 kg | 6,702 lb · 3,040 kg | +22% 685 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 8,818 lb · 4,000 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 85.8 in · 2,180 mm | 88.2 in · 2,240 mm | — |
| Length declared | 143.5 in · 3,646 mm | 147.2 in · 3,740 mm | — |
| Width declared | 65.6 in · 1,666 mm | 75.6 in · 1,920 mm | +15% 685 |
| Ground clearance declared | 10.1 in · 257 mm | 14.6 in · 370 mm | +44% 685 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 10.8 ft · 3.30 m | 10.9 ft · 3.33 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 63.4 qt · 60 L | 118.3 qt · 112.0 L | +87% 685 |
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.
Fendt Farmer 270 P/PA sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 270 P/PA”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 6006”
International Harvester 685 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 685 (XL)”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 574”