International Harvester W-6 or Volvo T-35?
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 Volvo T-35 is ahead on top speed.
- The Volvo T-35 suits road haulage better on this data: 30% (7.0 km/h / 4.3 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 | W-6 | T-35 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.5 kW (34.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6” | 25.7 kW (35 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| 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 W-6 and the T-35. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the W-6 and the T-35. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 23.8 L/min (6.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the W-6. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 850 kg (1,874 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the W-6. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,191 kg (4,830 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6” | 2,450 kg (5,401 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T-35 is 12% heavier (259 kg / 571 lb) than the International Harvester W-6 (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 W-6 and the T-35. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | 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 W-6 and the T-35. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | AheadThe Volvo T-35 has 30% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 mph) than the International Harvester W-6 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 537 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the W-6. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the W-6 and the T-35. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick W-6” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 35” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1940–1953 | 1952–1959 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T-35 is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Volvo T-35 is 12% heavier (259 kg / 571 lb) than the International Harvester W-6 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T-35 has 30% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 mph) than the International Harvester W-6 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T-35 is newer: production began 12 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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: all two-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, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources