IMT 555 or International Harvester 454?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 555 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 454 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester 454 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 185% (28.0 L/min / 7.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester 454 suits road haulage better on this data: 28% (7.0 km/h / 4.3 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 | 555 | 454 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 36.8 kW (49.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | 36.8 kW (49.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 555 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 454 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 555 and the 454. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 555 and the 454. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 15.1 L/min (4.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | 43.1 L/min (11.4 gpm) to 47.7 L/min (12.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | AheadThe International Harvester 454 has 185% more hydraulic flow (28.0 L/min / 7.4 gpm) than the IMT 555 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 454. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | 2,141 kg (4,720 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 454 is 14% heavier (271 kg / 597 lb) than the IMT 555 (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 555 and the 454. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | AheadThe International Harvester 454 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMT 555 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 555 and the 454. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | 32 km/h (19.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | AheadThe International Harvester 454 has 28% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 mph) than the IMT 555 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | AheadThe International Harvester 454 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMT 555 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 555. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 555” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 454 (USA)” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1964–1971 | 1970–1973 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 454 is newer: production began 6 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 454 has 185% more hydraulic flow (28.0 L/min / 7.4 gpm) than the IMT 555 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 454 is 14% heavier (271 kg / 597 lb) than the IMT 555 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 454 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMT 555 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 454 has 28% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 mph) than the IMT 555 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 454 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMT 555 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 454 is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 555 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 454 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- 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