International Harvester 3088 or VALMET 755/755-4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 755/755-4: three-point lift. On features, the International Harvester 3088 is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The International Harvester 3088 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The VALMET 755/755-4 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 48% (1,459 kg / 3,217 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 3088 | 755/755-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 59.9 kW (80.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 59.8 kW (80.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | 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 3088 and the 755/755-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3088 and the 755/755-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 56.8 L/min (15.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 755/755-4. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,041 kg (6,704 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | AheadThe VALMET 755/755-4 has 48% more lift (1,459 kg / 3,217 lb) than the International Harvester 3088 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,416 kg (11,940 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 3,760 kg (8,289 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 3088 is 44% heavier (1,656 kg / 3,651 lb) than the VALMET 755/755-4 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 3088 and the 755/755-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 3088 and the 755/755-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | AheadThe International Harvester 3088 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 755/755-4 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 3088. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 755” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1985 | 1989–1991 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 755/755-4 is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VALMET 755/755-4 has 48% more lift (1,459 kg / 3,217 lb) than the International Harvester 3088 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 3088 is 44% heavier (1,656 kg / 3,651 lb) than the VALMET 755/755-4 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 3088 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 755/755-4 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 755/755-4 is newer: production began 8 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- 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 independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources