The Farmall 856 tractor has published engine oil capacities from 9 to 13 US quarts (8.52 to 12.3 litres), depending on the engine or fuel variant. The representative 13-quart setup is very low for the 6.0–7.9 L peer group.
Tractor engine oil specifications
Farmall · 856 · Engine oil capacity guide
Years: 1967 – 1971Capacity: 9–13 US qt (8.52–12.3 L)Engine: 4.9–6.7 LFuel: Diesel, Gasoline, and LP gasVariants: 3
9–13 US qt (8.52–12.3 L)Engine oil capacity
4.9–6.7 LEngine size
Diesel, Gasoline, and LP gasFuel
1967 – 1971Model years
Capacity overview
Oil capacity summary
The Farmall 856 has multiple published engine-oil capacities in this dataset. The listed capacity is 9–13 US qt (8.52–12.3 L). Oil capacity can vary by engine, fuel configuration and production revision, so the exact variant table below matters when more than one setup exists.
Tractor-engine benchmark
How this oil capacity compares
Peer values use tractors in the same engine-size class.
Engine oil capacity
Very low
13 qt
Low14 qt
This model13 qt
Average18.8 qt
High22.2 qt
Typical low and high use the 10th and 90th percentile of this engine-size group, which avoids one unusual tractor distorting the scale.
At a glance
Tractor profile
Oil capacity9–13 US qt (8.52–12.3 L)
Engine manufacturerInternational Harvester D-407 and International Harvester C-301
Fuel typeDiesel, Gasoline, and LP gas
Cylinders6
Displacement4.9–6.7 L
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Farmall
Model
856
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1967 – 1971
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor
Engine / capacity variants
3
Engine & fuel variants
Oil-capacity variants
Different engine, fuel or production variants are shown separately when they have distinct published oil-capacity data.
Fuel
Engine
Displacement
Cyl.
Oil capacity
Litres
Variant / note
Diesel
International Harvester D-407
6.7 L
6
13 qt
12.3 L
Oil capacity
Gasoline
International Harvester C-301
4.9 L
6
9 qt
8.52 L
Oil capacity
LP gas
International Harvester C-301
4.9 L
6
9 qt
8.52 L
Oil capacity
Full specifications
Technical details
Engine details
Engine manufacturerInternational Harvester D-407 and International Harvester C-301
Fuel typeDiesel, Gasoline, and LP gas
Cylinders6
Displacement4.9–6.7 L
Oil service data
Published capacity9–13 US qt (8.52–12.3 L)
US gallon equivalent2.25–3.25 gal
Oil to have on hand3 × 1-gal jugs + 1 × 1-qt bottle (about exact)
