12 material differences

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 7861980–1981No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 850 (TD)1969–1975No measured PTO figure

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Read our verdict on the 786 and the 850 (TD) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

12 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

International Harvester 786 and SOMECA 850 (TD), field by field
Field786850 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed79.9 hp83.8 hp—
Engine declaredINTERNATIONAL HARVESTER D-358O.M.-FIAT CO 3/80 Var.4differs
Displacement declared5.87 L4.94 L+19% 786
Maximum torque declared251 lb·ft · 340 N·m235 lb·ft · 318 N·m+7% 786
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+20% 786
Clutch declaredPedal operated DYNA-LIFE clutchDry Feredo double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared12.0 gpm · 45.5 L/min10.0 gpm · 38.0 L/min+20% 786
Pressure declared—2,843 psi · 196 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm——
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared11,590 lb · 5,257 kg7,044 lb · 3,195 kg+65% 786
Wheelbase declared104.8 in · 2,662 mm93.0 in · 2,362 mm+13% 786
Length declared165.0 in · 4,191 mm159.4 in · 4,050 mm—
Width declared102.0 in · 2,591 mm76.2–99.7 in · 1,935–2,532 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared13.0 in · 330 mm20.4 in · 518 mm+57% 850 (TD)
Turning radius, braked declared11.9 ft · 3.63 m12.6 ft · 3.84 m+6% 850 (TD)
Fuel tank declared199.7 qt · 189.0 L95.1 qt · 90.0 L+110% 786

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 786 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 786”

SOMECA 850 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 850”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 850/850 DT”