7 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneHürlimann H-656 XA1999–2004No measured PTO figureTractor twoSteyr M 963 (a)2001–2004No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the H-656 XA and the M 963 (a) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
7 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | H-656 XA | M 963 (a) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 62.1 hp | 62.2 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Hürlimann 1000.3 WT-2 | PERKINS 903-27 T | differs |
| Displacement declared | 3.00 L | 2.70 L | +11% H-656 XA |
| Maximum torque declared | 171 lb·ft · 232 N·m | 176 lb·ft · 239 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h | 18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry SDF single-plate clutch as driving clutch | — | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic control declared | Load sensing | — | — |
| Pump flow declared | 12.4 gpm · 46.8 L/min | 8.1 gpm · 30.8 L/min | +52% H-656 XA |
| Pressure declared | 3,046 psi · 210 bar | 3,481 psi · 240 bar | +14% M 963 (a) |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/540E/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 5,732 lb · 2,600 kg | 5,490 lb · 2,490 kg | — |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 11,023 lb · 5,000 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 83.1 in · 2,110 mm | 83.3 in · 2,117 mm | — |
| Length declared | 150.4 in · 3,820 mm | 139.0 in · 3,530 mm | +8% H-656 XA |
| Width declared | 75.6 in · 1,920 mm | 74.8 in · 1,900 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 13.8 in · 350 mm | — | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 9.9 ft · 3.01 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 95.1 qt · 90.0 L | 77.1 qt · 73.0 L | +23% H-656 XA |
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.
Hürlimann H-656 XA sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656”
Steyr M 963 (a) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr M 963”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS52/a”