International Harvester 475 or SAME Falcon 50?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 475: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds. On features, the SAME Falcon 50 is ahead on drive.
- The International Harvester 475 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The International Harvester 475 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 112% (20.2 L/min / 5.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 475 | Falcon 50 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 34.3 kW (46.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | 34.6 kW (46.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | 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 475 and the Falcon 50. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 475 and the Falcon 50. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 38.2 L/min (10.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | 18.0 L/min (4.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | AheadThe International Harvester 475 has 112% more hydraulic flow (20.2 L/min / 5.3 gpm) than the SAME Falcon 50 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,774 kg (3,911 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Falcon 50. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,565 kg (5,655 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | 1,980 kg (4,365 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 475 is 30% heavier (585 kg / 1,290 lb) than the SAME Falcon 50 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 3,450 kg (7,606 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 475. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 475 and the Falcon 50. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | AheadThe International Harvester 475 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Falcon 50 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 475 and the Falcon 50. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 475” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Falcon 50” | AheadThe SAME Falcon 50 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 475 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1974–1975 | 1974–1987 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 475 has 112% more hydraulic flow (20.2 L/min / 5.3 gpm) than the SAME Falcon 50 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 475 is 30% heavier (585 kg / 1,290 lb) than the SAME Falcon 50 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 475 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Falcon 50 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SAME Falcon 50 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 475 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources