Case-IH 3230 or VALMET 600?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 3230 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 600 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
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 | 3230 | 600 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 44.1 kW (59.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 44.1 kW (59.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 3230 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 600 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 3230 and the 600. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3230 and the 600. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 62.2 L/min (16.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 55.7 L/min (14.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | AheadThe Case-IH 3230 has 12% more hydraulic flow (6.5 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the VALMET 600 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,450 kg (5,401 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | AheadThe VALMET 600 has 17% more lift (405 kg / 893 lb) than the Case-IH 3230 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,790 kg (6,151 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 3,130 kg (6,900 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 600 is 12% heavier (340 kg / 750 lb) than the Case-IH 3230 (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 3230 and the 600. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 3230 and the 600. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | AheadThe Case-IH 3230 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 600 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 3230 and the 600. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 3230” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 600” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1993–1998 | 1997–2002 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Case-IH 3230 has 12% more hydraulic flow (6.5 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the VALMET 600 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 600 has 17% more lift (405 kg / 893 lb) than the Case-IH 3230 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 600 is 12% heavier (340 kg / 750 lb) than the Case-IH 3230 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 3230 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 600 does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 3230 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 600 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources