10 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneInternational Harvester 5531972–1974No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 1581972–1976No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (Two-wheel or four-wheel drive; 2WD). 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
10 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 553 | MF 158 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 51.1 hp | 55.3 hp | +8% MF 158 |
| Engine declared | IHC D-179 | Perkins AD 4.203 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.93 L | 3.34 L | +14% MF 158 |
| Maximum torque declared | 142 lb·ft · 192 N·m | 141 lb·ft · 191 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 17.4 mph · 28 km/h | 12.4 mph · 20 km/h | +40% 553 |
| Clutch declared | Single-plate dry clutch | Pedal operated dry and air-cooled MF double clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 6.8 gpm · 25.6 L/min | 4.0 gpm · 15.1 L/min | +70% 553 |
| Pressure declared | — | 2,930 psi · 202 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 1000 rpm | 1146 | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 5,765 lb · 2,615 kg | 5,423 lb · 2,460 kg | +6% 553 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 8,378 lb · 3,800 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 78.7 in · 2,000 mm | 84.3 in · 2,140 mm | +7% MF 158 |
| Length declared | 135.0 in · 3,430 mm | 138.2 in · 3,510 mm | — |
| Width declared | 70.4 in · 1,788 mm | 73.6 in · 1,870 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 17.5 in · 445 mm | 15.4 in · 390 mm | +14% 553 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 12.0 ft · 3.65 m | 9.9 ft · 3.03 m | +20% 553 |
| Fuel tank declared | 74.0 qt · 70 L | 72.1 qt · 68.2 L | — |
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 553 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 553”
Massey Ferguson MF 158 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 158”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3354 Mammut 74 A”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 158 S”