9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFiat 70-66 S (DT)1992–1996No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester 6851981–1990No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1992–1996; 1981–1990). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

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

Fiat 70-66 S (DT) and International Harvester 685, field by field
Field70-66 S (DT)685Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed68.1 hp68.0 hp—
Engine declaredFiat 8045.06INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-239differs
Displacement declared3.61 L3.91 L+8% 685
Maximum torque declared165 lb·ft · 224 N·m181 lb·ft · 245 N·m+9% 685
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/hdiffers
Clutch declared—Pedal operated dry LAYCOCK single disc clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared9.1 gpm · 34.5 L/min——
Pressure declared—2,698 psi · 186 bar—
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared7,859 lb · 3,565 kg4,398 lb · 1,995 kg+79% 70-66 S (DT)
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,173 lb · 2,800 kg6,702 lb · 3,040 kg+9% 685
Maximum permissible mass declared10,141 lb · 4,600 kg——
Wheelbase declared90.9 in · 2,310 mm88.2 in · 2,240 mm—
Length declared154.3 in · 3,920 mm147.2 in · 3,740 mm—
Width declared78.0 in · 1,980 mm75.6 in · 1,920 mm—
Ground clearance declared15.7 in · 400 mm14.6 in · 370 mm+8% 70-66 S (DT)
Turning radius, braked declared11.3 ft · 3.45 m10.9 ft · 3.33 m—
Fuel tank declared77.1 qt · 73.0 L118.3 qt · 112.0 L+53% 685

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 70-66 S (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiatagri 70-66S/70-66 DTS”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiatagri 65-66S/65-66 DTS”

International Harvester 685 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 685 (XL)”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 574”