International Harvester 824 (A) or Volvo T 650 (Volvo)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Volvo T 650: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears. On features, the International Harvester 824 (A) is ahead on PTO speeds and drive.
- The International Harvester 824 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Volvo T 650 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 22% (6.3 L/min / 1.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 824 (A) | T 650 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 46.3 kW (62.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | 46.1 kW (61.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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 824 (A) and the T 650. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 824 (A) and the T 650. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 29.2 L/min (7.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | 35.5 L/min (9.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has 22% more hydraulic flow (6.3 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the International Harvester 824 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 824 (A). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,145 kg (6,934 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T 650 is 21% heavier (655 kg / 1,444 lb) than the International Harvester 824 (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 824 (A) and the T 650. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has 33% more forward gears (4 gears) than the International Harvester 824 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 824 (A) and the T 650. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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, “McCormick 824 (A)” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe International Harvester 824 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Volvo T 650 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 824 (A)” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe International Harvester 824 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Volvo T 650 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1971–1974 | 1970–1982 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Volvo T 650 has 22% more hydraulic flow (6.3 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the International Harvester 824 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 is 21% heavier (655 kg / 1,444 lb) than the International Harvester 824 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 has 33% more forward gears (4 gears) than the International Harvester 824 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 824 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Volvo T 650 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 824 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Volvo T 650 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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