International Harvester 504 or MAN 4R3?
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 504 is ahead on top speed; the MAN 4R3 is ahead on PTO speeds and drive.
- The MAN 4R3 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The MAN 4R3 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 24% (478 kg / 1,054 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The International Harvester 504 suits road haulage better on this data: 11% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) more top speed.
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 | 504 | 4R3 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 32.9 kW (44.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | 33.1 kW (44 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | 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 504 and the 4R3. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 504 and the 4R3. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 45.5 L/min (12.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 4R3. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 504. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,022 kg (4,458 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The MAN 4R3 is 24% heavier (478 kg / 1,054 lb) than the International Harvester 504 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 504. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | 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? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 504. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | 19.1 km/h (11.9 mph) to 27.0 km/h (16.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | AheadThe International Harvester 504 has 11% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the MAN 4R3 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | AheadThe MAN 4R3 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 504 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4R3. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 504” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4R3” | AheadThe MAN 4R3 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 504 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1961–1968 | 1961–1962 | 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 MAN 4R3 is 24% heavier (478 kg / 1,054 lb) than the International Harvester 504 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 504 has 11% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the MAN 4R3 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 4R3 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 504 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The MAN 4R3 is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 504 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.
- 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, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources