| Production | |
| Manufacturer | International Harvester |
| Agricultural Crawler tractor | |
| Built in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| International Harvester 500 Engines | |
| International Harvester 2.5L 4-cyl diesel | |
| International Harvester 2.4L 4-cyl gasoline | |
| Fuel tank | 15.9 gal 60.2 L |
| International Harvester 500 Transmissions | |
| 8-speed partial power shift | |
| 5-speed unsynchronized gear | |
| International Harvester 500 Power | |
| Engine (gross) | 47 hp 35.0 kW |
| Engine (net) | 38 hp 28.3 kW |
| PTO (claimed) | 36 hp 26.8 kW |
| Drawbar (tested) | 31.24 hp 23.3 kW |
| PTO (tested) | 37.22 hp 27.8 kW |
| Mechanical | |
| Drive | crawler |
| Steering | mechanical clutches |
| Mechanical contracting band brakes | |
| Open operator station. | |
| Hydraulics | |
| Valves | 1 to 3 |
| Pump flow | 7 gpm 26.5 lpm |
|   | 8 gpm (optional) 30.3 lpm |
|   | 9 gpm (optional) 34.1 lpm |
|   | 12 gpm (front optional) 45.4 lpm |
|   | 17 gpm (front optional) 64.3 lpm |
| Tractor hitch | |
| Rear Type | I |
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO Type | 1000 |
|   | 540 |
| Engine RPM | 980@2000 |
| Dimensions & Tracks | |
| Wheelbase | 67 inches 170 cm |
| Weight | 7050 to 7260 pounds |
| Tracks | |
| 500 Serial Number Location | |
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| Serial number plate on the right side of the tractor, on the clutch housing. |
| 500 Serial Numbers | |
| 1965 | 501 |
| 1966 | 891 |
| 1967 | 2501 |
| 1968 | 3544 |
| 1969 | 4065 |
| Final | 4584 |
FAQ: How to read a serial number table. | |
| Electrical | |
| Charging system | generator |
| Battery volts | 12 |
| Battery AH | 40 (gas) |
|   | 96 (diesel) |
| References | |
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| Spring 1968 Buyer's Guide published by International Harvester | |
| Summer-Fall 1968 Buyer's Guide published by International Harvester | |
| World Wide Farm Equipment Buyer's Guide published in 1968, by International Harvester* | |
| Spring 1969 Buyer's Guide published by International Harvester | |
| *Publication contains known errors. |
| Page information | |
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| Updated on October 20, 2023 |