International Harvester 3488-Hydro or OLIVER 2055?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the OLIVER 2055: hydraulic flow. On features, the International Harvester 3488-Hydro is ahead on PTO speeds and drive.
- The International Harvester 3488-Hydro suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The OLIVER 2055 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 11% (7.6 L/min / 2.0 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester 3488-Hydro suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 21% (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | 3488-Hydro | 2055 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 79.9 kW (107.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3488 Hydro” | 77.6 kW (104.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | 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 3488-Hydro and the 2055. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3488-Hydro and the 2055. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 68.1 L/min (18.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3488 Hydro” | 75.7 L/min (20.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | AheadThe OLIVER 2055 has 11% more hydraulic flow (7.6 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the International Harvester 3488-Hydro (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 3488-Hydro and the 2055. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,842 kg (12,879 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3488 Hydro” | 4,842 kg (10,675 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 3488-Hydro is 21% heavier (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the OLIVER 2055 (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 3488-Hydro and the 2055. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | Stepless (CVT)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3488 Hydro” | 10 forwardTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | DifferTransmissions differ in kind: the International Harvester 3488-Hydro is stepless (CVT) and the OLIVER 2055 has 10 forward gears — not called. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 3488-Hydro and the 2055. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3488 Hydro” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 3488 Hydro” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | AheadThe International Harvester 3488-Hydro offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 2055 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 3488-Hydro. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 3488 Hydro” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2055” | AheadThe International Harvester 3488-Hydro is available with four-wheel drive; the OLIVER 2055 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1985 | 1969–1971 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 3488-Hydro is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The OLIVER 2055 has 11% more hydraulic flow (7.6 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the International Harvester 3488-Hydro (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 3488-Hydro is 21% heavier (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the OLIVER 2055 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 3488-Hydro offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 2055 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 3488-Hydro is available with four-wheel drive; the OLIVER 2055 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 3488-Hydro is newer: production began 12 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.
- Transmissions differ in kind: the International Harvester 3488-Hydro is stepless (CVT) and the OLIVER 2055 has 10 forward gears — not called.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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