7 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneInternational Harvester D-217 Standard1956–1962No measured PTO figureTractor twoMASSEY-HARRIS Pacer 161953–1955No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1956–1962; 1953–1955). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
7 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | D-217 Standard | Pacer 16 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 16.8 hp | 17.3 hp | — |
| Engine declared | INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER DD-74 | CONTINENTAL Y-91 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 1.22 L | 1.49 L | +22% Pacer 16 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 11.2 mph · 18 km/h | 8.1 mph · 13 km/h | +38% D-217 Standard |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 5.0 gpm · 19.0 L/min | 3.0 gpm · 11.4 L/min | +67% D-217 Standard |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 2,612 lb · 1,185 kg | 2,264 lb · 1,027 kg | +15% D-217 Standard |
| Wheelbase declared | 68.1 in · 1,730 mm | 72.4 in · 1,838 mm | +6% Pacer 16 |
| Length declared | 105.2 in · 2,672 mm | 103.6 in · 2,631 mm | — |
| Width declared | 62.2 in · 1,581 mm | 62.6 in · 1,590 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 13.9 in · 354 mm | 20.5 in · 521 mm | +47% Pacer 16 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 8.0 ft · 2.45 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 28.5 qt · 27 L | 30.0 qt · 28.4 L | — |
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 D-217 Standard sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-217 Standard”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-217 Farmall”
MASSEY-HARRIS Pacer 16 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pacer 16”