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International Harvester 85 series

6 models in this series

The 85 series from International Harvester comprises 6 models.

International Harvester 85 Series (385 to 885) - utility tractors with an ascending power class: three- and four-cylinder engines of 2.5 to 4.4 litres, 33 to 59 kW, the A suffix for the upgraded second series

The 85 series was International Harvester's range of light and medium utility tractors, from the smallest, the 385, to the largest, the 885. The type logic is straightforward: the first digit orders the ascending power class, the fixed 85 suffix marks the shared series generation, and the A suffix on the 785 and 885 denotes the second series, upgraded in power and equipment. The smaller models ran three-cylinder engines, the larger ones four-cylinder units from IH's own engine production.

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The register lists 6 versions with 33.1 to 58.8 kW from three- and four-cylinder engines of 2,536 to 4,398 cm³, torque of 150 to 272 Nm at 2,180 to 2,400 rpm, kerb weights of 2,235 to 3,340 kg, lengths of 3,550 to 3,740 mm, widths of 1,850 to 1,920 mm and heights of 1,540 to 2,640 mm; every model runs on diesel.

As utility tractors, the 85 series covered the bulk of mixed farms that needed neither the size of a standard tractor nor the narrowness of a specialist one - grassland, mid-class arable work and transport duties. It competed directly with the equivalent ranges from Ford, Massey Ferguson and Deutz-Fahr.

On a used example of these IH diesels, check the injection pump and compression, the clutch and power-shift stages (on the A models), front-axle bearings, the hydraulic pump and brakes, and corrosion on the wings and bonnet; engine and driveline parts are available through IH specialists and the independent parts trade.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: International Harvester 85er-Baureihe

Models compared

6 of 6 models.

	3851984–1990	4851981–1990	5851981–1990	6851981–1990	785 (A)1981–1990	885 (A)1981–1990
Power	33.1 kW	38.2 kW	43.4 kW	50.7 kW	56.6 kW	58.8 kW
Rated speed	2,200 rpm	2,180 rpm	2,300 rpm	2,300 rpm	2,400 rpm	2,400 rpm
Cylinders	3	3	4	4	4	4
Displacement	2,536 cm³	2,934 cm³	3,382 cm³	3,912 cm³	4,032 cm³	4,398 cm³
Torque	150 Nm	177 Nm	218 Nm	245 Nm	258 Nm	272 Nm
Top speed	25 km/h	25 km/h	25 km/h	25 km/h	25 km/h	25 km/h
Wheelbase	2,007 mm	2,150 mm	2,159 mm	2,240 mm	2,240 mm	2,240 mm
Length	3,550 mm	3,590 mm	3,610 mm	3,740 mm	3,740 mm	3,740 mm
Width	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,920 mm	1,920 mm	1,920 mm
Height	1,540 mm	2,510 mm	2,620 mm	2,620 mm	2,640 mm	2,640 mm
Unladen weight	2,235 kg	2,550 kg	2,900 kg	3,040 kg	3,040 kg	3,340 kg

International Harvester 85 series

International Harvester 85 Series (385 to 885) - utility tractors with an ascending power class: three- and four-cylinder engines of 2.5 to 4.4 litres, 33 to 59 kW, the A suffix for the upgraded second series

Models compared

Models

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385

485

585

685

785 (A)

885 (A)