8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 15-30 (22-36)1929–1934No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester W-61940–1953No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (35%); they were not built in overlapping years (1929–1934; 1940–1953). 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

8 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

International Harvester 15-30 (22-36) and International Harvester W-6, field by field
Field15-30 (22-36)W-6Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed35.5 hp36.5 hp—
Engine declaredINTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 425INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-248differs
Displacement declared6.97 L4.06 L+72% 15-30 (22-36)
Transmission
Top speed declared3.7 mph · 6.0 km/h14.3 mph · 23 km/h+283% W-6
Clutch declaredPedal operated single plate clutchPedal operated dry Rockford single plate clutch type 11 inchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Rear PTO speeds declared593 rpm537 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,539 lb · 2,966 kg4,830 lb · 2,191 kg+35% 15-30 (22-36)
Wheelbase declared85.0 in · 2,159 mm76.0 in · 1,930 mm+12% 15-30 (22-36)
Length declared137.0 in · 3,480 mm124.4 in · 3,159 mm+10% 15-30 (22-36)
Width declared65.0 in · 1,651 mm63.0 in · 1,600 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared8.2 ft · 2.51 m——
Fuel tank declared—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 15-30 (22-36) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 15-30 (22-36)”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 15-30 (22-36)”

International Harvester W-6 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Farmall-M”