8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneBOLINDER-MUNKTELL 320 Buster1961–1964No measured PTO figureTractor twoFord 5411958–1962No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is identical, with the same weight or the same engine, which usually means one machine sold under two names; any difference below comes from how each source describes it. The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
8 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 320 Buster | 541 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 36.5 hp | 36.5 hp | — |
| Engine declared | PERKINS D-913 | — | — |
| Displacement declared | 2.50 L | — | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | 12.4 mph · 20 km/h | +25% 320 Buster |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 7.4 gpm · 27.9 L/min | 4.0 gpm · 15.0 L/min | +86% 320 Buster |
| Pressure declared | 2,567 psi · 177 bar | — | — |
| Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared | 2,315 lb · 1,050 kg | 1,250 lb · 567 kg | +85% 320 Buster |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,461 lb · 1,570 kg | 3,512 lb · 1,593 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 76.9 in · 1,953 mm | 89.0 in · 2,261 mm | +16% 541 |
| Length declared | 116.1 in · 2,950 mm | 140.5 in · 3,569 mm | +21% 541 |
| Width declared | 67.7 in · 1,720 mm | 55.6 in · 1,412 mm | +22% 320 Buster |
| Ground clearance declared | 16.5 in · 420 mm | 19.4 in · 494 mm | +18% 541 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 10.2 ft · 3.10 m | 10.0 ft · 3.05 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 37.0 qt · 35.0 L | 44.0 qt · 41.6 L | +19% 541 |
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 320 Buster sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 320 Buster”
Ford 541 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 501”