Ford 1700 (A) or International Harvester 323?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 1700 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on drive.
- The Ford 1700 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 18% (4.5 L/min / 1.2 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 | 1700 (A) | 323 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 17.2 kW (23.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1700” | 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 1700 (A) and the 323. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1700 (A) and the 323. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 29.5 L/min (7.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1700” | 25.0 L/min (6.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | AheadThe Ford 1700 (A) has 18% more hydraulic flow (4.5 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the International Harvester 323 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,730 kg (3,814 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1700” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 323. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,110 kg (2,447 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1700” | 1,876 kg (4,136 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 323 is 69% heavier (766 kg / 1,689 lb) than the Ford 1700 (A) (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 1700 (A) and the 323. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1700” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | 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 1700 (A) and the 323. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1700” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | 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, “Ford 1700” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1700 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1700” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 323” | AheadThe Ford 1700 (A) 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? | 1979–1982 | 1966–1974 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 1700 (A) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 1700 (A) has 18% more hydraulic flow (4.5 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the International Harvester 323 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 323 is 69% heavier (766 kg / 1,689 lb) than the Ford 1700 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1700 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 323 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Ford 1700 (A) is newer: production began 13 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 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).
- 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