Farmall 504----Oliver 550

lenray · Aug 9, 2022

I have both of these tractors. Was wondering what you folks thought might be the best tractor between these two???? Power -age-options etc. Thank you...

Janicholson · Aug 9, 2022

The answer is They are so different that they serve different primary needs. I am a Farmall man but if I had 12 acres I would choose the 550. if I had 40 I would choose the Farmall. Both great. Jim

DoubleR · Aug 9, 2022

We had a 550 gas on the farm in the sixties. I had a 504 gas row crop for about 5 years in the 90's. My vote would be for the 550. But as already said they are both different tractors depending on what you are using it for. Although our 550 was our go to main tractor on a 120 acer farm.

BarnyardEngineering · Aug 10, 2022

Do you truly have a Farmall 504 row crop or do you have an International 504 Utility, and are calling it "Farmall" out of habit/mistake?

It's quite common for folks to call any red tractor a "Farmall."

Comparing the 550 to a 504U would be a much fairer comparison. The 504U has about 5HP more. The 504U is about 1000lbs heavier. Still not equal, but more fair.

If you were talking about an earlier era, the Oliver would be the more advanced tractor for the time. In this case, it's about even.

Puttering around, mowing, raking, pulling trailers, general light work, it'd be close but the 504 has a slight edge in my book due to the slightly faster 4th gear (7.8MPH) vs. the 550's 5th gear (7.2MPH). The 504 will have a slight edge in heavier work due to weight and HP.

I'm not real big on utility tractors, so if the 504 were a Farmall I'd choose that due to the flat deck.

lenray · Aug 10, 2022

My 504 is a narrow front flat deck and I REALLY LIKE IT. The Oliver 550 of course is a utility low profile tractor...

Farmall 504----Oliver 550

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