International Harvester D-430 or OLIVER 500?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the OLIVER 500: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The OLIVER 500 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The OLIVER 500 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 46% (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 46% (276 kg / 608 lb) more three-point lift.
- The OLIVER 500 suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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-430 | 500 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 21.0 kW (28.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 21.0 kW (28.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | 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 D-430 and the 500. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D-430 and the 500. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 15.5 L/min (4.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 22.7 L/min (6.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | AheadThe OLIVER 500 has 46% more hydraulic flow (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the International Harvester D-430 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 600 kg (1,323 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 876 kg (1,931 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | AheadThe OLIVER 500 has 46% more lift (276 kg / 608 lb) than the International Harvester D-430 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,660 kg (3,660 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 1,680 kg (3,704 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | 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? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 500. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 8Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | 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-430 Farmall” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 500. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | AheadThe OLIVER 500 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester D-430 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | AheadThe OLIVER 500 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester D-430 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 500. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-430 Farmall” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1956–1962 | 1961–1963 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The OLIVER 500 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 OLIVER 500 has 46% more hydraulic flow (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the International Harvester D-430 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The OLIVER 500 has 46% more lift (276 kg / 608 lb) than the International Harvester D-430 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The OLIVER 500 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester D-430 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The OLIVER 500 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester D-430 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The OLIVER 500 is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 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 drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources