BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor or International Harvester DGD 4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor: three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 70% (350 kg / 772 lb) more three-point lift.
- The BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | 230 Victor | DGD 4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 21.3 kW (28.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | 21.5 kW (28.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the 230 Victor and the DGD 4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 230 Victor and the DGD 4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 23.8 L/min (6.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the DGD 4. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 850 kg (1,874 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | 500 kg (1,102 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | AheadThe BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor has 70% more lift (350 kg / 772 lb) than the International Harvester DGD 4 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | 1,730 kg (3,814 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 230 Victor and the DGD 4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | 5 to 6Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 230 Victor and the DGD 4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | AheadThe BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester DGD 4 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 230 Victor. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick DGD 4” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1955–1961 | 1953–1956 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor has 70% more lift (350 kg / 772 lb) than the International Harvester DGD 4 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester DGD 4 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources