9 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneBOLINDER-MUNKTELL 400 Buster1964–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoInternational Harvester Farmall 3401958–1963No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1964–1969; 1958–1963). 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
9 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 400 Buster | Farmall 340 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 42.4 hp | 39.4 hp | +7% 400 Buster |
| Engine declared | PERKINS D-913 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER C-135 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.50 L | 2.21 L | +13% 400 Buster |
| Maximum torque declared | 121 lb·ft · 164 N·m | 128 lb·ft · 174 N·m | +6% Farmall 340 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | +20% 400 Buster |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal operated dry Rockford single plate clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 7.8 gpm · 29.4 L/min | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,200 lb · 1,905 kg | 4,736 lb · 2,148 kg | +13% Farmall 340 |
| Wheelbase declared | 82.7 in · 2,100 mm | 80.2 in · 2,037 mm | — |
| Length declared | 123.6 in · 3,140 mm | 117.0 in · 2,972 mm | +6% 400 Buster |
| Width declared | 66.1–82.3 in · 1,680–2,090 mm | 64.0 in · 1,626 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 17.3 in · 440 mm | 20.0 in · 508 mm | +15% Farmall 340 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 9.8 ft · 3.00 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 47.6 qt · 45.0 L | 61.3 qt · 58.0 L | +29% Farmall 340 |
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 400 Buster sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 400 Buster”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 320 Buster”
International Harvester Farmall 340 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC Farmall 340”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “IHC International 330”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Farmall Farmall 340”