13 material differences
Tractor oneFendt Farmer 303 LSA1982–1985No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester 4851981–1990No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the Farmer 303 LSA and the 485 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
13 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Farmer 303 LSA | 485 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 51.1 hp | 51.2 hp | — |
| Engine declared | MWM D 226.3.2 | INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-179 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 3.12 L | 2.93 L | +6% Farmer 303 LSA |
| Maximum torque declared | 148 lb·ft · 201 N·m | 131 lb·ft · 177 N·m | +14% Farmer 303 LSA |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 24.9 mph · 40 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | +60% Farmer 303 LSA |
| Clutch declared | Single-plate dry clutch from Fichtel & Sachs with upstream Voith fluid coupling | Pedal-operated dry Laycock single-disc clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic centre declared | Open centre | — | — |
| Pump flow declared | 10.8 gpm · 40.7 L/min | 12.4 gpm · 46.9 L/min | +15% 485 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/650/750/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 7,088 lb · 3,215 kg | 5,622 lb · 2,550 kg | +26% Farmer 303 LSA |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 11,023 lb · 5,000 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 86.3 in · 2,192 mm | 84.6 in · 2,150 mm | — |
| Length declared | 148.8 in · 3,780 mm | 141.3 in · 3,590 mm | +5% Farmer 303 LSA |
| Width declared | 77.6 in · 1,971 mm | 72.8 in · 1,850 mm | +7% Farmer 303 LSA |
| Ground clearance declared | 13.3 in · 338 mm | 18.9 in · 480 mm | +42% 485 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 13.3 ft · 4.06 m | 11.1 ft · 3.37 m | +20% Farmer 303 LSA |
| Fuel tank declared | 84.5 qt · 80 L | 118.3 qt · 112.0 L | +40% 485 |
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 303 LSA sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102 LS/LSA”
International Harvester 485 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 485 (XL)”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 523”