Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) or Volvo T 650 (Volvo)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Volvo T 650: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) is ahead on drive.
- The Volvo T 650 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 61% (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 29% (600 kg / 1,323 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Volvo T 650 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. 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 | Komfort 465 L (A) | T 650 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 46.4 kW (62.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 46.1 kW (61.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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 Komfort 465 L (A) and the T 650. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Komfort 465 L (A) and the T 650. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 22.0 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 35.5 L/min (9.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has 61% more hydraulic flow (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,050 kg (4,519 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has 29% more lift (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,640 kg (5,820 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T 650 is 44% heavier (1,160 kg / 2,557 lb) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (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 Komfort 465 L (A) and the T 650. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 15Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Komfort 465 L (A) and the T 650. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 465L” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Volvo T 650 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1975–1977 | 1970–1982 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Volvo T 650 has 61% more hydraulic flow (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 has 29% more lift (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 is 44% heavier (1,160 kg / 2,557 lb) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Volvo T 650 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Bührer Komfort 465 L (A) is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources