5 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneInternational Harvester Farmall M/MV1939–1952No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester W-61940–1953No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the Farmall M/MV and the W-6 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
5 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Farmall M/MV | W-6 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 36.5 hp | 36.5 hp | — |
| Engine declared | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-248 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-248 | — |
| Displacement declared | 4.06 L | 4.06 L | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 16.2 mph · 26 km/h | 14.3 mph · 23 km/h | +13% Farmall M/MV |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry Rockford single-plate clutch type 11 inches | Pedal operated dry Rockford single plate clutch type 11 inch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 537 rpm | 537 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,910 lb · 2,227 kg | 4,830 lb · 2,191 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 88.7 in · 2,254 mm | 76.0 in · 1,930 mm | +17% Farmall M/MV |
| Length declared | 133.1 in · 3,381 mm | 124.4 in · 3,159 mm | +7% Farmall M/MV |
| Width declared | 84.5–100.0 in · 2,146–2,540 mm | 63.0 in · 1,600 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 25.5 in · 648 mm | — | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 6.8 ft · 2.08 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 84.0 qt · 79.5 L | 84.0 qt · 79.5 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 Farmall M/MV sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC Farmall-M”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Farmall-M”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Farmall Farmall-M”
International Harvester W-6 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Farmall-M”