International Harvester D-326 or International Harvester F-235?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the D-326 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the F-235 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester D-326 suits road haulage better on this data: 18% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 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-326 | F-235 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 19.1 kW (25.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | 19.1 kW (25.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-326 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the F-235 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-326 and the F-235. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D-326 and the F-235. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 17.3 L/min (4.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D-326. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | 720 kg (1,587 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the D-326: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard”); the F-235: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,565 kg (3,450 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | 1,575 kg (3,472 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the D-326 and the F-235. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 8Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | 4 to 8Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | 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? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the F-235. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | 17 km/h (10.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | AheadThe International Harvester D-326 has 18% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the International Harvester F-235 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | 539 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the F-235. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1962–1966 | 1957–1959 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester D-326 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 International Harvester D-326 has 18% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the International Harvester F-235 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-326 is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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 dependent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-326 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the F-235 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the D-326: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-326 Standard”); the F-235: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick F-235”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources