• Vehicle type: unspecified
  • Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1971–1975
  • 12,756 built

It was ranked on an engine power figure whose source does not say gross or net. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

International Harvester 453 Engine specs

10 engine values on record for the 453.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

44.4 hp

33.1 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 453”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

What engine is in a 453?

A 453 has a INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-155, a 3-cylinder 2.54 L diesel engine.

Engine — INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-155 specifications
Make & modelINTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-155Source 1
FuelDieselSource 1
Cylinders3Source 1
Displacement154.8 ci · 2.54 LSource 1
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque119 lb·ft · 162 N·m
Maximum torque speed1,457 rpm
Cylinders3
Displacement2.7 qt · 2.5 L
Bore3.9 in · 98.4 mm
Stroke4.4 in · 111.1 mm
Rated engine speed2,200 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 453”

Sources and how this page was built

10 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353”; and Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 453”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Sources

Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. Traktorenlexikon: McCormick 353 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-118071 · revision 1059855. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: McCormick 453 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-118075 · revision 1059857. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document