7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneInternational Harvester 8861976–1981No measured PTO figureTractor twoJ.I. Case 9701969–1978No measured PTO figure

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Read our verdict on the 886 and the 970 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

International Harvester 886 and J.I. Case 970, field by field
Field	886	970	Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed	86.8 hp	85.7 hp	—
Engine declared	INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER D-360	CASE A-401	differs
Maximum torque declared	261 lb·ft · 354 N·m	—	—
Transmission
Top speed declared	18.6 mph · 30 km/h	15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/h	differs
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared	12.0 gpm · 45.5 L/min	16.0 gpm · 60.6 L/min	+33% 970
Rear PTO speeds declared	540/1000 rpm	540/1000 rpm	—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared	11,740 lb · 5,325 kg	10,185 lb · 4,620 kg	+15% 886
Wheelbase declared	104.8 in · 2,662 mm	108.0 in · 2,743 mm	—
Length declared	165.0 in · 4,191 mm	162.0 in · 4,115 mm	—
Width declared	102.0 in · 2,591 mm	88.0 in · 2,235 mm	+16% 886
Ground clearance declared	13.0 in · 330 mm	15.0 in · 381 mm	+15% 970
Turning radius, braked declared	11.5 ft · 3.51 m	13.6 ft · 4.14 m	+18% 970
Fuel tank declared	199.7 qt · 189.0 L	200.0 qt · 189.3 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 886 sources

Source

Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 886”

J.I. Case 970 sources