WhichTractor
  • Vehicle type: unspecified
  • Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Standard-size
  • No lab test on file
  • 1967–1971
  • 26,800 built

WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

International Harvester Farmall 856 (A) Engine specs

8 engine values on record for the Farmall 856 (A).

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

101 hp

75 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Farmall Farmall 856”, 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 Farmall 856 (A)?

A Farmall 856 (A) has a INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-301, a 6-cylinder engine.

Engine — INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-301 specifications
Make & modelINTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-301Source 2
Cylinders6Source 2
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque326 lb·ft · 442 N·m
Maximum torque speed1,200 rpm
Air cleanerDry air filter
Cylinders6
Displacement5.2–7.0 qt · 4.9–6.7 Lthe article lists alternatives
Rated engine speed2,400 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Farmall Farmall 856”

Sources and how this page was built

8 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 806”; and Traktorenlexikon, “Farmall Farmall 856”.

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: Farmall Farmall 856 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-118757 · revision 1054994. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: IHC 806 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-118729 · revision 1032560. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document