International Harvester 884 or VALMET 802/802-4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 802/802-4: three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the International Harvester 884 is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The International Harvester 884 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The VALMET 802/802-4 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 22% (524 kg / 1,155 lb) more three-point lift.
- The VALMET 802/802-4 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 | 884 | 802/802-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 51.1 kW (68.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 50.9 kW (68.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | 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 884 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 884 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 44.6 L/min (11.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 43.0 L/min (11.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,376 kg (5,238 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | AheadThe VALMET 802/802-4 has 22% more lift (524 kg / 1,155 lb) than the International Harvester 884 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,625 kg (5,787 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 3,539 kg (7,802 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 802/802-4 is 35% heavier (914 kg / 2,015 lb) than the International Harvester 884 (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 884 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 884 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | AheadThe VALMET 802/802-4 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 884 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | AheadThe International Harvester 884 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 802/802-4 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 884. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 884” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1979–1981 | 1980–1983 | 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 VALMET 802/802-4 has 22% more lift (524 kg / 1,155 lb) than the International Harvester 884 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 802/802-4 is 35% heavier (914 kg / 2,015 lb) than the International Harvester 884 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 802/802-4 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 884 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 884 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 802/802-4 does not (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 hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources