International Harvester 856 Oil Capacity by Engine (9–12 Quarts)

The International Harvester 856 tractor has published engine oil capacities from 9 to 12 US quarts (8.52 to 11.36 litres), depending on the engine or fuel variant. The representative 12-quart setup is very low for the 6.0–7.9 L peer group.

Tractor engine oil specifications

International Harvester · 856 · Engine oil capacity guide

Years: 1967 – 1971Capacity: 9–12 US qt (8.52–11.36 L)Engine: 4.9–6.7 LFuel: Diesel, Gasoline, and LP gasVariants: 3

9–12 US qt (8.52–11.36 L)Engine oil capacity

4.9–6.7 LEngine size

Diesel, Gasoline, and LP gasFuel

1967 – 1971Model years

Capacity overview

Oil capacity summary

The International Harvester 856 has multiple published engine-oil capacities in this dataset. The listed capacity is 9–12 US qt (8.52–11.36 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

12 qt

Low14 qt

This model12 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 capacity9–12 US qt (8.52–11.36 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	International Harvester
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	12 qt	11.36 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 capacity9–12 US qt (8.52–11.36 L)

US gallon equivalent2.25–3 gal

Oil to have on hand3 × 1-gal jugs (about exact)

Peer positionVery low