Güldner A 3 K Burgund or International Harvester Super FC-C?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the Güldner A 3 K Burgund is ahead on forward gears and PTO independence.
- The Güldner A 3 K Burgund suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
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 | A 3 K Burgund | Super FC-C | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 17.6 kW (23.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | 18.0 kW (24.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | 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 A 3 K Burgund and the Super FC-C. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the A 3 K Burgund and the Super FC-C. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 17.3 L/min (4.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the A 3 K Burgund. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 900 kg (1,984 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | 700 kg (1,543 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the A 3 K Burgund: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund”); the Super FC-C: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,465 kg (3,230 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | 1,440 kg (3,175 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the A 3 K Burgund and the Super FC-C. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | 4Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | AheadThe Güldner A 3 K Burgund has 100% more forward gears (4 gears) than the International Harvester Super FC-C (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Super FC-C. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 18.6 km/h (11.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | 17 km/h (10.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | 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? | 546 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | 539 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the A 3 K Burgund and the Super FC-C. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | AheadThe Güldner A 3 K Burgund has an independent PTO; the International Harvester Super FC-C’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1959–1962 | 1952–1957 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Güldner A 3 K Burgund is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Güldner A 3 K Burgund has 100% more forward gears (4 gears) than the International Harvester Super FC-C (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Güldner A 3 K Burgund has an independent PTO; the International Harvester Super FC-C’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Güldner A 3 K Burgund is newer: production began 7 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the A 3 K Burgund: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 3 K Burgund”); the Super FC-C: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super FC-C”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources