BOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-32 vs Nuffield M-3

10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor one

BOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-32

1950–1957

No measured PTO figure

Tractor two

Nuffield M-3

1948–1954

No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the BM-32 and the M-3 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

10 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

BOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-32 and Nuffield M-3, field by field
FieldBM-32M-3Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed38.5 hp38.0 hp
Engine declaredAB-VOLVO D 4 BMORRIS-COMMERCIAL 38 T/V/Tdiffers
Displacement declared3.46 L3.77 L+9% M-3
Maximum torque declared155 lb·ft · 210 N·m138 lb·ft · 187 N·m+12% BM-32
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h17.4 mph · 28 km/h+7% BM-32
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared6.3 gpm · 23.8 L/min7.2 gpm · 27.3 L/min+15% M-3
Pressure declared1,276 psi · 88 bar
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,060 lb · 2,295 kg4,848 lb · 2,199 kg
Wheelbase declared77.2 in · 1,960 mm83.0 in · 2,108 mm+8% M-3
Length declared122.6 in · 3,115 mm126.0 in · 3,200 mm
Width declared72.4 in · 1,839 mm80.0 in · 2,032 mm+10% M-3
Height declared71.7 in · 1,820 mm61.5 in · 1,562 mm+17% BM-32
Ground clearance declared16.5 in · 420 mm23.0 in · 584 mm+39% M-3
Fuel tank declared63.4 qt · 60.0 L76.8 qt · 72.7 L+21% M-3

BOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-32 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 32”

Nuffield M-3 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal M 3 (1948-1957)”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal M 4 / TVO (1948-1954”