9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 824 (A)1971–1974No measured PTO figureTractor twoVOLVO-BM T 6501970–1982No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 824 (A) and the T 650 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

International Harvester 824 (A) and VOLVO-BM T 650, field by field
Field824 (A)T 650Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed73.0 hp74.8 hp—
Engine declaredINTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-239 or D-246VOLVO-BM D-42differs
Displacement declared—4.20 L—
Maximum torque declared185 lb·ft · 251 N·m190 lb·ft · 258 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry LuK single-disc clutchPedal operated, dry BORG & BECK single disc clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.7 gpm · 29.2 L/min9.4 gpm · 35.5 L/min+22% T 650
Pressure declared2,988 psi · 206 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,934 lb · 3,145 kg8,378 lb · 3,800 kg+21% T 650
Wheelbase declared83.5 in · 2,120 mm96.1 in · 2,440 mm+15% T 650
Length declared131.4 in · 3,337 mm144.9 in · 3,680 mm+10% T 650
Width declared78.3 in · 1,990 mm76.4 in · 1,940 mm—
Ground clearance declared17.8 in · 453 mm15.4 in · 390 mm+16% 824 (A)
Turning radius, braked declared12.5 ft · 3.80 m12.8 ft · 3.90 m—
Fuel tank declared74.0 qt · 70.0 L100.4 qt · 95.0 L+36% T 650

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 824 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)”

VOLVO-BM T 650 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 650”