12 material differences

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 4841977–1981No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 500 E1971–1973No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 484 and the 500 E → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

12 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

International Harvester 484 and SOMECA 500 E, field by field
Field484500 EGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed49.3 hp47.3 hp—
Engine declaredINTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-179FIAT-IVECO 8035.02.202differs
Displacement declared2.93 L2.59 L+13% 484
Maximum torque declared120 lb·ft · 163 N·m118 lb·ft · 160 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry Laycock single-disc clutchpedal operated two stage dry Ferodo double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared8.8 gpm · 33.3 L/min5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min+53% 484
Pressure declared—2,843 psi · 196 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,137 lb · 2,330 kg3,803 lb · 1,725 kg+35% 484
Wheelbase declared79.0 in · 2,007 mm74.4–75.3 in · 1,890–1,913 mmdiffers
Length declared134.3 in · 3,411 mm127.2 in · 3,230 mm+6% 484
Width declared105.5 in · 2,680 mm53.1–72.8 in · 1,350–1,850 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared10.8 in · 275 mm13.8 in · 350 mm+27% 500 E
Turning radius, braked declared11.1 ft · 3.37 m9.4 ft · 2.85 m+18% 484
Fuel tank declared81.4 qt · 77.0 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L+43% 484

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 484 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 523”

SOMECA 500 E sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500”