Case-IH 5230 (DT) or VALMET 903/903-4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Case-IH 5230 (DT): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Case-IH 5230 (DT) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Case-IH 5230 (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 75% (32.3 L/min / 8.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 54% (1,577 kg / 3,477 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 5230 (DT) | 903/903-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 67.7 kW (90.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 67.0 kW (89.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | 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 5230 (DT) and the 903/903-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 5230 (DT) and the 903/903-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 75.3 L/min (19.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 43.0 L/min (11.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe Case-IH 5230 (DT) has 75% more hydraulic flow (32.3 L/min / 8.5 gpm) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,477 kg (9,870 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe Case-IH 5230 (DT) has 54% more lift (1,577 kg / 3,477 lb) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 4,480 kg (9,877 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 3,650 kg (8,047 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Case-IH 5230 (DT) is 23% heavier (830 kg / 1,830 lb) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (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 5230 (DT) and the 903/903-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | 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 5230 (DT) and the 903/903-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe Case-IH 5230 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 903/903-4 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5230” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1989–1997 | 1979–1983 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Case-IH 5230 (DT) is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Case-IH 5230 (DT) has 75% more hydraulic flow (32.3 L/min / 8.5 gpm) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 5230 (DT) has 54% more lift (1,577 kg / 3,477 lb) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 5230 (DT) is 23% heavier (830 kg / 1,830 lb) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 5230 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 903/903-4 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Case-IH 5230 (DT) is newer: production began 10 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 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 PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- 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