8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneIMT 5551964–1971No measured PTO figureTractor twoPorsche-Diesel Master 4091962–1963No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 555 and the Master 409 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

8 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

IMT 555 and Porsche-Diesel Master 409, field by field
Field555Master 409Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed49.3 hp49.3 hp—
Engine declaredIMR-PERKINS O-34/TAPorsche-Diesel F 409differs
Displacement declared3.34 L3.50 L—
Maximum torque declared141 lb·ft · 191 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h12.1 mph · 19.5 km/h+28% 555
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry two-stage double clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared4.0 gpm · 15.1 L/min6.6 gpm · 25 L/min+66% Master 409
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,123 lb · 1,870 kg5,677 lb · 2,575 kg+38% Master 409
Wheelbase declared84.8 in · 2,155 mm97.0 in · 2,465 mm+14% Master 409
Length declared137.2 in · 3,485 mm143.7 in · 3,650 mm—
Width declared66.9 in · 1,700 mm73.4 in · 1,865 mm+10% Master 409
Ground clearance declared23.9 in · 607 mm17.2 in · 437 mm+39% 555
Turning radius, braked declared12.3 ft · 3.75 m——
Fuel tank declared47.6 qt · 45.0 L63.4 qt · 60 L+33% Master 409

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.

IMT 555 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 555”

Porsche-Diesel Master 409 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Master 409”