International Harvester 240 Utility or John Deere 820?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 820 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The John Deere 820 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 14% (3.2 L/min / 0.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 240 Utility | 820 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 23.5 kW (31.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 23.5 kW (31.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 820 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 240 Utility and the 820. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 240 Utility and the 820. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 22.8 L/min (6.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 26.0 L/min (6.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | AheadThe John Deere 820 has 14% more hydraulic flow (3.2 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,245 kg (2,745 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 240 Utility. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 2,150 kg (4,740 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The John Deere 820 is 30% heavier (500 kg / 1,102 lb) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 240 Utility. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 7Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | AheadThe John Deere 820 has 75% more forward gears (3 gears) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 240 Utility and the 820. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | AheadThe John Deere 820 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 240 Utility does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | AheadThe John Deere 820 has an independent PTO; the International Harvester 240 Utility’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 820” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1958–1961 | 1967–1975 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The John Deere 820 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The John Deere 820 has 14% more hydraulic flow (3.2 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere 820 is 30% heavier (500 kg / 1,102 lb) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere 820 has 75% more forward gears (3 gears) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere 820 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 240 Utility does not (as stated by the sources).
- The John Deere 820 has an independent PTO; the International Harvester 240 Utility’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The John Deere 820 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 820 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources