International Harvester 624 (A) or J.I. Case 730?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the J.I. Case 730: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed and PTO speeds. On features, the International Harvester 624 (A) is ahead on drive.
- The J.I. Case 730 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The J.I. Case 730 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 107% (30.4 L/min / 8.0 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The J.I. Case 730 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
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 | 624 (A) | 730 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 41.2 kW (55.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | 41.6 kW (55.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | 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 624 (A) and the 730. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 624 (A) and the 730. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 28.3 L/min (7.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | 58.7 L/min (15.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | AheadThe J.I. Case 730 has 107% more hydraulic flow (30.4 L/min / 8.0 gpm) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 730. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,529 kg (5,575 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | 3,175 kg (7,000 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The J.I. Case 730 is 26% heavier (646 kg / 1,424 lb) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (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 624 (A) and the 730. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 624 (A) and the 730. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | AheadThe J.I. Case 730 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | AheadThe J.I. Case 730 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 624 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 624 (A)” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case 730” | AheadThe International Harvester 624 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the J.I. Case 730 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1965–1972 | 1960–1969 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 624 (A) is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The J.I. Case 730 has 107% more hydraulic flow (30.4 L/min / 8.0 gpm) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 730 is 26% heavier (646 kg / 1,424 lb) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 730 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 624 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 730 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 624 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 624 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the J.I. Case 730 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 624 (A) is newer: production began 5 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- 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