BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 425 Terrier or Kramer KB 180?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 425 Terrier is ahead on top speed.
- The BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 425 Terrier suits road haulage better on this data: 58% (11.0 km/h / 6.8 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 | 425 Terrier | KB 180 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 12.5 kW (16.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | 13.2 kW (18 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180” | 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 425 Terrier and the KB 180. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 425 Terrier and the KB 180. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 23.8 L/min (6.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the KB 180. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 800 kg (1,764 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | 720 kg (1,587 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 425 Terrier: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier”); the KB 180: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,440 kg (3,175 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | 1,170 kg (2,579 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 425 Terrier is 23% heavier (270 kg / 595 lb) than the Kramer KB 180 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 425 Terrier and the KB 180. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4 to 5Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180 Schmalspur” | 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 425 Terrier and the KB 180. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180” | AheadThe BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 425 Terrier has 58% more top speed (11.0 km/h / 6.8 mph) than the Kramer KB 180 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | 530 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the KB 180. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 425 Terrier and the KB 180. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180”; Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180 Schmalspur” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1957–1962 | 1956–1959 | 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 425 Terrier is 23% heavier (270 kg / 595 lb) than the Kramer KB 180 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 425 Terrier has 58% more top speed (11.0 km/h / 6.8 mph) than the Kramer KB 180 (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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 425 Terrier: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 425 Terrier”); the KB 180: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- 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, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources