International Harvester 4156 or International Harvester 5088?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the International Harvester 5088 is ahead on forward gears and PTO speeds.
- The International Harvester 5088 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
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 | 4156 | 5088 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 103.0 kW (138.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 4156” | 101.5 kW (136.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 5088” | 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 4156 and the 5088. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4156 and the 5088. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 62.5 L/min (16.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 4156” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 5088. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 3,170.000 kg (6,989 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 5088” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 4156. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 6,883 kg (15,174 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 4156” | 7,262 kg (16,010 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 5088” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4156 and the 5088. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 4156” | 18Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 5088” | AheadThe International Harvester 5088 has 125% more forward gears (10 gears) than the International Harvester 4156 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 4156 and the 5088. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 4156” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 5088” | 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? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 4156” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 5088” | AheadThe International Harvester 5088 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 4156 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4156 and the 5088. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 4156” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 5088” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1969–1970 | 1981–1985 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 5088 is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 5088 has 125% more forward gears (10 gears) than the International Harvester 4156 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 5088 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 4156 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The International Harvester 5088 is newer: production began 12 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 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources