Hürlimann H-358.4 Club or International Harvester 684?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 684: hydraulic flow. On features, the Hürlimann H-358.4 Club is ahead on forward gears, top speed and PTO speeds.
- The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 750 rpm.
- The International Harvester 684 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 36% (10.0 L/min / 2.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
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 | H-358.4 Club | 684 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 43.4 kW (58.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 43.6 kW (58.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | 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 H-358.4 Club and the 684. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the H-358.4 Club and the 684. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 27.5 L/min (7.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 37.5 L/min (9.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | AheadThe International Harvester 684 has 36% more hydraulic flow (10.0 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the Hürlimann H-358.4 Club (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,581 kg (3,485 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the H-358.4 Club: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club”); the 684: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,955 kg (6,515 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club is 26% heavier (605 kg / 1,334 lb) than the International Harvester 684 (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 H-358.4 Club and the 684. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 30Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-358.4 Club has 88% more forward gears (14 gears) than the International Harvester 684 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the H-358.4 Club and the 684. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-358.4 Club has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 684 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/750/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-358.4 Club offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 684 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the H-358.4 Club. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 684” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1992–1999 | 1977–1981 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 684 has 36% more hydraulic flow (10.0 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the Hürlimann H-358.4 Club (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club is 26% heavier (605 kg / 1,334 lb) than the International Harvester 684 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club has 88% more forward gears (14 gears) than the International Harvester 684 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 684 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 684 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Hürlimann H-358.4 Club is newer: production began 15 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 drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the H-358.4 Club: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 358.4 Club”); the 684: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 684”) — 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources