8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneInternational Harvester 4041961–1968No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 2451976–1983No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the 404 and the MF 245 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
8 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 404 | MF 245 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 36.5 hp | 44.4 hp | +22% MF 245 |
| Engine declared | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-135 | Perkins AD 3.152 DL | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.21 L | 2.50 L | +13% MF 245 |
| Maximum torque declared | — | 125 lb·ft · 169.4 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 14.9 mph · 24 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry single-plate clutch | — | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 4.5 gpm · 17.0 L/min | 5.2 gpm · 19.8 L/min | +16% MF 245 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 542 rpm | 540 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,112 lb · 1,865 kg | 4,387 lb · 1,990 kg | +7% MF 245 |
| Wheelbase declared | 75.4 in · 1,915 mm | 74.6 in · 1,896 mm | — |
| Length declared | 94.0 in · 2,388 mm | 126.8 in · 3,220 mm | +35% MF 245 |
| Width declared | 81.0 in · 2,057 mm | 65.7 in · 1,670 mm | +23% 404 |
| Ground clearance declared | — | 13.0 in · 330 mm | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | — | 9.7 ft · 2.97 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 64.8 qt · 61.3 L | 50.7 qt · 48 L | +28% 404 |
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 404 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 404”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC International 330”
Massey Ferguson MF 245 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245”