International Harvester 353 or MAN Werk München 4P1?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 353: maximum permissible mass. On features, the MAN Werk München 4P1 is ahead on drive.
- The MAN Werk München 4P1 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The International Harvester 353 suits road haulage better on this data: 23% (640 kg / 1,411 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
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 | 353 | 4P1 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.4 kW (34.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 25.7 kW (35 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | 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 353 and the 4P1. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 353 and the 4P1. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 26.2 L/min (6.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 4P1. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 353. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,076 kg (4,577 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 1,920 kg (4,233 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,440 kg (7,584 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | AheadThe International Harvester 353 has 23% higher maximum permissible mass (640 kg / 1,411 lb) than the MAN Werk München 4P1 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 353. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 19.9 km/h (12.4 mph) to 28.3 km/h (17.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | 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, “McCormick 353” | 1520Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the 4P1. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 353 and the 4P1. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4P1” | AheadThe MAN Werk München 4P1 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 353 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1972 | 1960–1963 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 353 is newer: production began 7 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 353 has 23% higher maximum permissible mass (640 kg / 1,411 lb) than the MAN Werk München 4P1 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The MAN Werk München 4P1 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 353 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 353 is newer: production began 7 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.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources