• Vehicle type: unspecified
  • Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1914–1916
  • 14,065 built

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

We looked and the record does not say what this machine is. How we decide what a machine is

International Harvester 8-16 specs: hp, weight, years

The manufacturer claimed 8 horsepower. No laboratory has tested one, so there is no measured figure at the shaft.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

8 hp

6 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Mogul 8-16”, 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.

Weight
4,921 lb
Top speed
2.0 mph

International Harvester 8-16 specs: key facts

  • The International Harvester 8-16 was built from 1914 to 1916.

  • The International Harvester 8-16 has a claimed engine power (gross or net not stated) of 6 kW (8 hp); it has no measured PTO figure.

  • The International Harvester 8-16 is two-wheel drive (2WD).

  • The International Harvester 8-16 weighs 2,232 kg (4,921 lb) unladen.

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Mogul 8-16”

How does the 8-16 compare with its class?

We will not rate this machine against its class. Only 2 published tractors sit within 10% of its 6 kW — too few to say what is normal.

Derived by WhichTractor. How we work this out

Illustration of the 1914–1916 International Harvester 8-16, a 8 hp farm tractor, a drawing generated from its specification record
Illustration — not a photograph

How much horsepower does an 8-16 have?

The only figure for the 8-16 is 8 hp (6 kW) of claimed engine power, gross or net not stated, no test standard stated — not power at the shaft.

Engine, claimed (gross/net not stated)
8 hp

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Mogul 8-16”

What transmission does an 8-16 have?

Transmission specifications for the 8-16 are below.

Transmission — 8-16 transmission specifications
SteeringReversible worm and sector steering gear
Top speed2.0 mph · 3.22 km/h

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Mogul 8-16”

How much does an 8-16 weigh?

An 8-16 weighs 4,921 lb (2,232 kg) unladen.

Weights & dimensions — 8-16 weights and dimensions
Unladen weight4,921 lb · 2,232 kg
Length135.0 in · 3,429 mm
Width56.0 in · 1,422 mm
Height61.0 in · 1,549 mm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Mogul 8-16”

Common questions about the International Harvester 8-16

Is an 8-16 two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive?

The International Harvester 8-16 is two-wheel drive (2WD).

Sources and how this page was built

Compiled from Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick Mogul 8-16”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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

  1. Traktorenlexikon: McCormick Mogul 8-16 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-118122 · revision 1059899. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document