9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFord 6.500 (A)1968–1974No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester 8061963–1967No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 6.500 (A) and the 806 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Ford 6.500 (A) and International Harvester 806, field by field
Field6.500 (A)806Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed93.7 hp93.7 hp—
Engine declaredFord 2703 EINTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-301differs
Displacement declared5.41 L——
Maximum torque declared223 lb·ft · 303 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared16.8 mph · 27 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+11% 806
Clutch declared—Pedal-operated dry single-plate clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm / 1000 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared7,826 lb · 3,550 kg8,459 lb · 3,837 kg+8% 806
Wheelbase declared100.4 in · 2,550 mm91.0 in · 2,311 mm+10% 6.500 (A)
Length declared178.0 in · 4,520 mm161.0 in · 4,089 mm+11% 6.500 (A)
Width declared79.9 in · 2,030 mm110.0 in · 2,794 mm+38% 806
Ground clearance declared21.3 in · 540 mm17.0 in · 432 mm+25% 6.500 (A)
Turning radius, braked declared14.1 ft · 4.30 m——
Fuel tank declared108.8 qt · 103.0 L168.0 qt · 159.0 L+54% 806

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.

Ford 6.500 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 6500”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford County Super 6/954”

International Harvester 806 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 806”