11 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneBOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-551953–1959No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 5101964–1969No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the BM-55 and the 510 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
11 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | BM-55 | 510 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 56.2 hp | 39.4 hp | +43% BM-55 |
| Engine declared | BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1054 | John Deere 152 D 22 L | differs |
| Displacement declared | 4.48 L | 2.49 L | +80% BM-55 |
| Maximum torque declared | 195 lb·ft · 265 N·m | 101 lb·ft · 137 N·m | +93% BM-55 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 12.4–15.5 mph · 20–25 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry single-plate clutch | Two-stage, pedal-operated, dry Fichtel & Sachs double clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 7.1 gpm · 26.8 L/min | 4.1 gpm · 15.6 L/min | +72% BM-55 |
| Pressure declared | 1,276 psi · 88 bar | 2,190 psi · 151 bar | +72% 510 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 7,145 lb · 3,241 kg | 4,572 lb · 2,074 kg | +56% BM-55 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 7,319 lb · 3,320 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 85.6 in · 2,175 mm | 81.6 in · 2,072 mm | — |
| Length declared | 135.8 in · 3,450 mm | 133.9 in · 3,400 mm | — |
| Width declared | 74.8 in · 1,900 mm | 62.2 in · 1,580 mm | +20% BM-55 |
| Ground clearance declared | 16.9 in · 430 mm | 17.5 in · 445 mm | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | — | 10.0 ft · 3.05 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 116.2 qt · 110.0 L | 74.0 qt · 70 L | +57% BM-55 |
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-55 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 55”
John Deere 510 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510”