8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDavid Brown 880 Implematic1961–1965No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-400 Buster1964–1969No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 880 Implematic and the T-400 Buster → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

David Brown 880 Implematic and Volvo T-400 Buster, field by field
Field880 ImplematicT-400 BusterGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed42.5 hp42.0 hp—
Engine declaredDAVID BROWN AD 4/40PERKINS D-913differs
Displacement declared—2.50 L—
Maximum torque declared—121 lb·ft · 164 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4–16.2 mph · 20–26 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry Borg & Beck single disc clutchPedal-operated, dry single-plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared6.0 gpm · 22.7 L/min7.4 gpm · 27.9 L/min+23% T-400 Buster
Pressure declared—2,567 psi · 177 bar—
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared2,205 lb · 1,000 kg2,315 lb · 1,050 kg—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,001 lb · 1,815 kg4,200 lb · 1,905 kg—
Wheelbase declared75.2 in · 1,911 mm82.7 in · 2,100 mm+10% T-400 Buster
Length declared115.0 in · 2,921 mm123.6 in · 3,140 mm+7% T-400 Buster
Width declared64.0 in · 1,626 mm66.1 in · 1,680 mm—
Ground clearance declared19.5 in · 495 mm17.3 in · 440 mm+13% 880 Implematic
Turning radius, braked declared10.3 ft · 3.15 m10.5 ft · 3.20 m—
Fuel tank declared55.3 qt · 52.3 L47.6 qt · 45.0 L+16% 880 Implematic

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 880 Implematic sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 880 Implematic”

Volvo T-400 Buster sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 400 Buster”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 320 Buster”