8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 3531967–1972No measured PTO figureTractor twoJ.I. Case 4301960–1969No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 353 and the 430 → 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 · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

International Harvester 353 and J.I. Case 430, field by field
Field353430Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed34 hp35.0 hp—
Engine declaredINTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-155CASE G-188 Ddiffers
Displacement declared2.54 L3.09 L+22% 430
Maximum torque declared108 lb·ft · 146 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h12.4–21.7 mph · 20–35 km/hdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared6.9 gpm · 26.2 L/min8.5 gpm · 32.2 L/min+23% 430
Pressure declared3,553 psi · 245 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,577 lb · 2,076 kg3,124 lb · 1,417 kg+47% 353
Maximum permissible mass declared7,584 lb · 3,440 kg——
Wheelbase declared77.4 in · 1,965 mm75.2 in · 1,911 mm—
Length declared133.5 in · 3,390 mm130.2 in · 3,307 mm—
Width declared59.2 in · 1,504 mm61.4 in · 1,559 mm—
Ground clearance declared14.6 in · 372 mm13.8 in · 350 mm+6% 353
Turning radius, braked declared9.9 ft · 3.02 m7.9 ft · 2.41 m+25% 353
Fuel tank declared63.4 qt · 60.0 L40.8 qt · 38.6 L+55% 353

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.

International Harvester 353 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353”

J.I. Case 430 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 430”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 431”