Fiat 450/N (DT) or International Harvester 444?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 444: hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester 444 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 25% (5.5 L/min / 1.5 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 | 450/N (DT) | 444 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 27.1 kW (36.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 450-N/450-N DT” | 27.1 kW (36.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | 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 450/N (DT) and the 444. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 450/N (DT) and the 444. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 450-N/450-N DT” | 27.3 L/min (7.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | AheadThe International Harvester 444 has 25% more hydraulic flow (5.5 L/min / 1.5 gpm) than the Fiat 450/N (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 450-N/450-N DT” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 444. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 450-N/450-N DT” | 1,873 kg (4,129 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 444 is 10% heavier (173 kg / 381 lb) than the Fiat 450/N (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 450/N (DT) and the 444. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 9Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 450-N/450-N DT” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 450/N (DT) and the 444. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 27 km/h (16.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 450-N/450-N DT” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | 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 450-N/450-N DT” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 450/N (DT). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 450-N/450-N DT” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 444” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1970–1977 | 1972–1977 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 444 has 25% more hydraulic flow (5.5 L/min / 1.5 gpm) than the Fiat 450/N (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 444 is 10% heavier (173 kg / 381 lb) than the Fiat 450/N (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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