7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneBOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-311949–1957No measured PTO figureTractor twoJ.I. Case Modell-DC1939–1953No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (39%). 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

7 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

BOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-31 and J.I. Case Modell-DC, field by field
FieldBM-31Modell-DCGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed34 hp33.0 hp—
Engine declaredAB-VOLVO D 4 F——
Displacement declared3.46 L——
Maximum torque declared134 lb·ft · 182 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h10.0 mph · 16.09 km/h+86% BM-31
Clutch declaredpedal-operated dry single-disc clutchHand lever operated Twin Disc plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared6.3 gpm · 23.8 L/min——
Pressure declared1,276 psi · 88 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,060 lb · 2,295 kg7,011 lb · 3,180 kg+39% Modell-DC
Wheelbase declared77.2 in · 1,960 mm88.9 in · 2,257 mm+15% Modell-DC
Length declared122.6 in · 3,115 mm134.5 in · 3,416 mm+10% Modell-DC
Width declared72.4 in · 1,839 mm55.0–91.0 in · 1,397–2,311 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared16.5 in · 420 mm——
Fuel tank declared63.4 qt · 60.0 L67.9 qt · 64.3 L+7% Modell-DC

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 BM-31 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 31”

J.I. Case Modell-DC sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case DC”