9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFord 5411958–1962No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-320 B1961–1964No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 541 and the T-320 B → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Ford 541 and Volvo T-320 B, field by field
Field541T-320 BGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed36.5 hp36.5 hp—
Engine declared—AB-VOLVO B 18 C—
Displacement declared—1.78 L—
Maximum torque declared—86 lb·ft · 117 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+25% T-320 B
Clutch declared—Pedal-operated dry BORG & BECK single-plate clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared4.0 gpm · 15.0 L/min7.4 gpm · 27.9 L/min+86% T-320 B
Pressure declared—2,567 psi · 177 bar—
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared1,250 lb · 567 kg2,315 lb · 1,050 kg+85% T-320 B
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,512 lb · 1,593 kg3,175 lb · 1,440 kg+11% 541
Wheelbase declared89.0 in · 2,261 mm76.9 in · 1,953 mm+16% 541
Length declared140.5 in · 3,569 mm116.1 in · 2,950 mm+21% 541
Width declared55.6 in · 1,412 mm67.7 in · 1,720 mm+22% T-320 B
Ground clearance declared19.4 in · 494 mm16.5 in · 420 mm+18% 541
Turning radius, braked declared10.0 ft · 3.05 m10.2 ft · 3.10 m—
Fuel tank declared44.0 qt · 41.6 L37.0 qt · 35.0 L+19% 541

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.

Ford 541 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 501”

Volvo T-320 B sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 320 B”