10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 7441974–1980No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 640 (TD)1973–1982No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 744 and the 640 (TD) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

10 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

International Harvester 744 and SOMECA 640 (TD), field by field
Field744640 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed65.7 hp63.2 hp—
Engine declaredIHC D-239FIAT-IVECO 8045.02.200/307differs
Displacement declared3.91 L3.46 L+13% 744
Maximum torque declared161 lb·ft · 218 N·m162 lb·ft · 219 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/hdiffers
Clutch declareddry dual clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.2 gpm · 27.2 L/min——
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared6,393 lb · 2,900 kg4,034 lb · 1,830 kg+58% 744
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,790 lb · 3,080 kg4,685 lb · 2,125 kg+45% 744
Maximum permissible mass declared12,456 lb · 5,650 kg——
Wheelbase declared87.6 in · 2,226 mm81.5 in · 2,070 mm+8% 744
Length declared138.7 in · 3,524 mm138.6 in · 3,520 mm—
Width declared80.6 in · 2,048 mm67.5–93.1 in · 1,715–2,365 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared19.7 in · 500 mm17.5 in · 444 mm+13% 744
Turning radius, braked declared12.2 ft · 3.72 m11.2 ft · 3.42 m+9% 744
Fuel tank declared74.0 qt · 70 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L+30% 744

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 744 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 744”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 4210”

SOMECA 640 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 640”