Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) or International Harvester 240 Utility?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 350 / Spezial (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester 240 Utility suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 58% (8.4 L/min / 2.2 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 350 / Spezial (DT) | 240 Utility | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 24.3 kW (32.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | 23.5 kW (31.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 350 / Spezial (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 350 / Spezial (DT) and the 240 Utility. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 350 / Spezial (DT) and the 240 Utility. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 14.4 L/min (3.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | 22.8 L/min (6.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | AheadThe International Harvester 240 Utility has 58% more hydraulic flow (8.4 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 775 kg (1,709 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 240 Utility. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,415 kg (3,120 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 240 Utility is 17% heavier (235 kg / 518 lb) than the Fiat 350 / Spezial (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 350 / Spezial (DT) and the 240 Utility. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | 4Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | AheadThe Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 350 / Spezial (DT) and the 240 Utility. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 350 / Spezial (DT). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 350/350 DT” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | AheadThe Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 240 Utility is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1968–1974 | 1958–1961 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) is newer: production began 10 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 240 Utility has 58% more hydraulic flow (8.4 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 240 Utility is 17% heavier (235 kg / 518 lb) than the Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 240 Utility is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Fiat 350 / Spezial (DT) is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 350 / Spezial (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources