11 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFiat 550 (DT)1968–1978No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester 5441968–1973No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 550 (DT) and the 544 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

11 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fiat 550 (DT) and International Harvester 544, field by field
Field550 (DT)544Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed51.2 hp51.2 hp—
Engine declaredFIAT-IVECO 8045INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-200differs
Displacement declared3.12 L——
Maximum torque declared137 lb·ft · 186 N·m171 lb·ft · 232 N·m+25% 544
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+20% 544
Clutch declaredDry FEREDO double clutch with separate PTO controlPedal operated dry single plate clutch type 11 inchesdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min12.0 gpm · 45.4 L/min+108% 544
Pressure declared2,843 psi · 196 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,542 lb · 2,060 kg4,978 lb · 2,258 kg+10% 544
Wheelbase declared81.5 in · 2,070 mm73.0 in · 1,854 mm+12% 550 (DT)
Length declared135.0 in · 3,430 mm138.0 in · 3,505 mm—
Width declared66.5–95.3 in · 1,690–2,420 mm71.0 in · 1,803 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared16.5 in · 420 mm11.0 in · 279 mm+51% 550 (DT)
Turning radius, braked declared10.3 ft · 3.13 m10.5 ft · 3.20 m—
Fuel tank declared57.1 qt · 54.0 L132.1 qt · 125.0 L+131% 544

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.

Fiat 550 (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 550/550 DT”

International Harvester 544 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 544”