International Harvester 484 or ZETOR 5211/5245?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the ZETOR 5211/5245: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on drive.
- The ZETOR 5211/5245 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 77% (25.7 L/min / 6.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The ZETOR 5211/5245 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 22% (520 kg / 1,146 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | 484 | 5211/5245 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.2 kW (40.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 29.9 kW (40.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | 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 484 and the 5211/5245. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 484 and the 5211/5245. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 33.3 L/min (8.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 59.0 L/min (15.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | AheadThe ZETOR 5211/5245 has 77% more hydraulic flow (25.7 L/min / 6.8 gpm) than the International Harvester 484 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,610 kg (3,549 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 1,750 kg (3,858 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 484: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484”); the 5211/5245: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,330 kg (5,137 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 2,850 kg (6,283 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 5211/5245 is 22% heavier (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the International Harvester 484 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 484 and the 5211/5245. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | 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 484 and the 5211/5245. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 5211/5245. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211” | AheadThe ZETOR 5211/5245 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 484 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1977–1981 | 1984–1993 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 5211/5245 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The ZETOR 5211/5245 has 77% more hydraulic flow (25.7 L/min / 6.8 gpm) than the International Harvester 484 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 5211/5245 is 22% heavier (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the International Harvester 484 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 5211/5245 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 484 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The ZETOR 5211/5245 is newer: production began 7 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 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 difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 484: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484”); the 5211/5245: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5211”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources