IH 4300 - The First Four Wheel Drive Tractor Built By International Harvester
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Years in Production / 1961–1965
International Harvester
4300
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the International Harvester 4300.
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300hp
Source index power
4x4 Only
Drive
1961–1965
Production years
International Harvester
Manufacturer
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At a glance
Overview
1961 - 1965
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Hough built
Production
Four-wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Built in Libertyville, Illinois, USA
Original price was $12,000 in 1970
The massive model 4300 tractor was International's entry into the large four-wheel drive market. The tractor was built by Hough (manufacturer of the Pay Loader) and the final design was influenced by a desire to be larger than the John Deere 8010. Unfortunately for International, the 4300 was "too big, too soon" and production was limited.
- Distributor
- International Harvester
- Manufacturer
- Hough
- Total Built
- 44
Mechanical
Air brakes brakes
Open operator station. Cab optional with available air-conditioning.
- Drive
- 4x4 4WD
- Steering
- hydraulic powered two- or four-wheel steering
Capacity
- Fuel
- 168 gal635.9 L
- Steering
- 60 qts56.8 L
Hydraulics
- Valves
- 3
- Pump Flow
- 40 gpm151.4 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 55 gpmOptOptional208.2 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 40 gpm151.4 lpm
- Steering Cap
- 60 qts56.8 L
Serial Numbers
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- 1961
- 87AH1001
- Final
- 87AH1045
Links
Rare & Restored: Farm Collector article on a surviving 4300
Electrical
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 50
- Batteries
- 4
- Battery Volts
- 6
4300 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
International Harvester DT-817
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 817 ci13.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 5.375x6.00 inches137 x 152 mm
- Power
- 300 hp223.7 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dry with paper element
- Compression Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2100
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 34 qts32.2 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 69 qts65.3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
International Harvester 13.4L 6-cyl diesel
4300 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
- Gears
- 6 forward and 1 reverse
Transmission (Option 2)
- Gears
- 8 forward and 4 reverse
Transmission Options
6-speed
8-speed
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Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 257 in652 cm
- Width
- 111.5 in283 cm
- Height
- 106.5 in270 cm
- Height (cab)
- 129 in327 cm
- Wheelbase
- 120 in304 cm
- Ground clearance
- 19 in48 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 120 inches304 cm
- Weight
- 29,815 lbs13524 kg
- Front Tire
- 23.1-26
- Rear Tire
- 23.1-26
Serial Number Location
Serial number plate below steering column
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 23.1-26
- Front Ag
- 23.5-25
- Rear Ag
- 23.1-26
- Rear Ag
- 23.5-25
See it in action
Videos
Watch International Harvester 4300 videos from their original YouTube creators.
4300 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 815
Diesel 8-speed 4WDApril 30 - May 14, 1962
Drawbar performance
Gear 4 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 815
- Max Power
- 203.32 hp151.6 kW
- Fuel Use
- 14.8 gal/hour56.0 l/hour
- Max Pull
- 22,798 lbs10341 kg