7 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneBOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor1955–1961No measured PTO figureTractor twoOLIVER 5001961–1963No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the 230 Victor and the 500 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
7 material differences · 7 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 230 Victor | 500 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 32.6 hp | 34.5 hp | +6% 500 |
| Engine declared | BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1052 | DAVID BROWN AD 4/36 A-106 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.24 L | 2.52 L | +13% 500 |
| Maximum torque declared | 105 lb·ft · 142 N·m | 110 lb·ft · 149 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal operated dry single plate clutch | Pedal-operated dry single-plate clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 6.3 gpm · 23.8 L/min | 6.0 gpm · 22.7 L/min | — |
| Pressure declared | 2,567 psi · 177 bar | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm / 1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,638 lb · 1,650 kg | 3,704 lb · 1,680 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 72.8 in · 1,848 mm | 75.2 in · 1,911 mm | — |
| Length declared | 112.2 in · 2,850 mm | 113.6 in · 2,885 mm | — |
| Width declared | 65.7 in · 1,670 mm | 62.8 in · 1,594 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 16.5 in · 420 mm | 15.4 in · 390 mm | +8% 230 Victor |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 9.5 ft · 2.90 m | 7.9 ft · 2.41 m | +20% 230 Victor |
| Fuel tank declared | 52.8 qt · 50.0 L | 42.1 qt · 39.8 L | +26% 230 Victor |
Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.
BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 230 Victor sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor”
OLIVER 500 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 850”