12 material differences

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 4751974–1975No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester 5531972–1974No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (2WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). 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

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

International Harvester 475 and International Harvester 553, field by field
Field475553Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed58.2 hp51.1 hp+14% 475
Engine declaredPerkins A 4.212IHC D-179differs
Displacement declared3.47 L2.93 L+18% 475
Maximum torque declared131 lb·ft · 178 N·m142 lb·ft · 192 N·m+8% 553
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4–18.6 mph · 20–30 km/h17.4 mph · 28 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry Laycock single-plate clutchSingle-plate dry clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared10.1 gpm · 38.2 L/min6.8 gpm · 25.6 L/min+49% 475
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,655 lb · 2,565 kg5,765 lb · 2,615 kg—
Wheelbase declared84.5 in · 2,146 mm78.7 in · 2,000 mm+7% 475
Length declared135.0 in · 3,430 mm135.0 in · 3,430 mm—
Width declared64.2 in · 1,630 mm70.4 in · 1,788 mm+10% 553
Ground clearance declared16.0 in · 406 mm17.5 in · 445 mm+10% 553
Turning radius, braked declared11.1 ft · 3.37 m12.0 ft · 3.65 m+8% 553
Fuel tank declared81.7 qt · 77.3 L74.0 qt · 70 L+10% 475

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 475 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 475”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 165 S”

International Harvester 553 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 553”