6 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDavid Brown 850 Implematic1960–1965No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-2301955–1961No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 850 Implematic and the T-230 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

6 material differences · 8 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

David Brown 850 Implematic and Volvo T-230, field by field
Field850 ImplematicT-230Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed35.0 hp32.6 hp+7% 850 Implematic
Engine declaredDAVID BROWN AD 4/36 A-106BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1052differs
Displacement declared2.52 L2.24 L+13% 850 Implematic
Maximum torque declared110 lb·ft · 149 N·m105 lb·ft · 142 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry BORG & BECK single-plate clutch type 10 inchPedal operated dry Borg & Beck single plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared6.0 gpm · 22.7 L/min6.3 gpm · 23.8 L/min—
Pressure declared—2,567 psi · 177 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,704 lb · 1,680 kg3,638 lb · 1,650 kg—
Wheelbase declared75.2 in · 1,911 mm72.8 in · 1,848 mm—
Length declared114.0 in · 2,896 mm112.2 in · 2,850 mm—
Width declared62.8 in · 1,594 mm65.7 in · 1,670 mm—
Ground clearance declared15.5 in · 394 mm16.5 in · 420 mm+7% T-230
Turning radius, braked declared7.9 ft · 2.41 m9.5 ft · 2.90 m+20% T-230
Fuel tank declared42.1 qt · 39.8 L52.8 qt · 50.0 L+26% T-230

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.

David Brown 850 Implematic sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 850”

Volvo T-230 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 230”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor”