Fiat 300 (DT) or International Harvester 323?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 323: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears and PTO independence. On features, the Fiat 300 (DT) is ahead on top speed and drive.
- The International Harvester 323 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The International Harvester 323 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 169% (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fiat 300 (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 300 (DT) | 323 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 17.7 kW (23.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 17.5 kW (23.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | 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 300 (DT) and the 323. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 300 (DT) and the 323. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 9.3 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 25.0 L/min (6.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | AheadThe International Harvester 323 has 169% more hydraulic flow (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 650 kg (1,433 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 323. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 1,876 kg (4,136 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 323 is 54% heavier (656 kg / 1,446 lb) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 300 (DT) and the 323. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | AheadThe International Harvester 323 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 300 (DT) and the 323. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | AheadThe Fiat 300 (DT) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 323 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | AheadThe International Harvester 323 has an independent PTO; the Fiat 300 (DT)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | AheadThe Fiat 300 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 323 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1971–1978 | 1966–1974 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fiat 300 (DT) is newer: production began 5 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 323 has 169% more hydraulic flow (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 323 is 54% heavier (656 kg / 1,446 lb) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 323 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 300 (DT) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 323 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 323 has an independent PTO; the Fiat 300 (DT)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Fiat 300 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 323 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Fiat 300 (DT) is newer: production began 5 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 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