International Harvester D-215 or International Harvester Super-CUB?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the D-215 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super-CUB has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester D-215 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 84% (8.9 L/min / 2.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester D-215 suits road haulage better on this data: 46% (6.0 km/h / 3.7 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 | D-215 | Super-CUB | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 11 kW (15 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | 10.3 kW (13.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super Cub” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-215 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super-CUB has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 D-215 and the Super-CUB. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D-215 and the Super-CUB. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 19.5 L/min (5.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | 10.6 L/min (2.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super Cub” | AheadThe International Harvester D-215 has 84% more hydraulic flow (8.9 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 300 kg (661 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Super-CUB. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,188 kg (2,619 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | 649 kg (1,431 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super Cub” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester D-215 is 83% heavier (539 kg / 1,188 lb) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 1,950 kg (4,299 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Super-CUB. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | 3Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super Cub” | AheadThe International Harvester D-215 has 100% more forward gears (3 gears) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Super-CUB. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | 13 km/h (8.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super Cub” | AheadThe International Harvester D-215 has 46% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | 475 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super Cub” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the Super-CUB. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Super-CUB. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick Super Cub” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1962–1964 | 1958–1962 | 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 International Harvester D-215 has 84% more hydraulic flow (8.9 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-215 is 83% heavier (539 kg / 1,188 lb) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-215 has 100% more forward gears (3 gears) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-215 has 46% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the International Harvester Super-CUB (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-215 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super-CUB has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources