International Harvester 706 or OLIVER 1465?
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 706 is ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The International Harvester 706 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The International Harvester 706 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 706 | 1465 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 51.3 kW (68.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 706” | 51.5 kW (69.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | 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 706 and the 1465. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 706 and the 1465. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 23.5 L/min (6.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 706. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,100 kg (4,630 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 706. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,758 kg (8,285 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 706” | 2,948 kg (6,499 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 706 is 27% heavier (810 kg / 1,786 lb) than the OLIVER 1465 (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 706 and the 1465. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 706” | 7Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 706 and the 1465. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 706” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | AheadThe International Harvester 706 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the OLIVER 1465 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 706” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | AheadThe International Harvester 706 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 1465 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 706 and the 1465. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 706” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1465” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1963–1967 | 1973–1975 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The OLIVER 1465 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 706 is 27% heavier (810 kg / 1,786 lb) than the OLIVER 1465 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 706 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the OLIVER 1465 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 706 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 1465 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The OLIVER 1465 is newer: production began 10 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- 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