BOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-55 vs SOMECA DA-50 L

13 material differences

Tractor one

1953–1959

No measured PTO figure

Tractor two

1955–1957

No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the BM-55 and the DA-50 L → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

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

BOLINDER-MUNKTELL BM-55 and SOMECA DA-50 L, field by field
Field	BM-55	DA-50 L	Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed	56.2 hp	38.5 hp	+46% BM-55
Engine declared	BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1054	O.M.-MILANO COD-40	differs
Displacement declared	4.48 L	3.77 L	+19% BM-55
Maximum torque declared	195 lb·ft · 265 N·m	137 lb·ft · 186 N·m	+42% BM-55
Transmission
Top speed declared	18.6 mph · 30 km/h	13.7 mph · 22 km/h	+36% BM-55
Clutch declared	Pedal-operated dry single-plate clutch	—	—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared	7.1 gpm · 26.8 L/min	3.4 gpm · 13.0 L/min	+106% BM-55
Pressure declared	1,276 psi · 88 bar	1,784 psi · 123 bar	+40% DA-50 L
Three-point lift at ends declared	5,291 lb · 2,400 kg	2,425 lb · 1,100 kg	+118% BM-55
Rear PTO speeds declared	540 rpm	540 rpm	—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared	7,145 lb · 3,241 kg	4,910 lb · 2,227 kg	+46% BM-55
Wheelbase declared	85.6 in · 2,175 mm	79.9 in · 2,030 mm	+7% BM-55
Length declared	135.8 in · 3,450 mm	130.3 in · 3,310 mm	—
Width declared	74.8 in · 1,900 mm	68.7 in · 1,745 mm	+9% BM-55
Height declared	94.5 in · 2,400 mm	72.0 in · 1,828 mm	+31% BM-55
Ground clearance declared	16.9 in · 430 mm	14.3 in · 364 mm	+18% BM-55
Turning radius, braked declared	—	5.2 ft · 1.57 m	—
Fuel tank declared	116.2 qt · 110.0 L	59.2 qt · 56.0 L	+96% BM-55

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