8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFord 5411958–1962No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-3201961–1964No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is identical, with the same weight or the same engine, which usually means one machine sold under two names; any difference below comes from how each source describes it. The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
8 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 541 | T-320 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 36.5 hp | 36.5 hp | — |
| Engine declared | — | PERKINS D-913 | — |
| Displacement declared | — | 2.50 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | — | 110 lb·ft · 149 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.4 mph · 20 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | +25% T-320 |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal operated dry Borg & Beck single-plate clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 4.0 gpm · 15.0 L/min | 7.4 gpm · 27.9 L/min | +86% T-320 |
| Pressure declared | — | 2,567 psi · 177 bar | — |
| Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared | 1,250 lb · 567 kg | 2,315 lb · 1,050 kg | +85% T-320 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,512 lb · 1,593 kg | 3,461 lb · 1,570 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 89.0 in · 2,261 mm | 76.9 in · 1,953 mm | +16% 541 |
| Length declared | 140.5 in · 3,569 mm | 116.1 in · 2,950 mm | +21% 541 |
| Width declared | 55.6 in · 1,412 mm | 67.7 in · 1,720 mm | +22% T-320 |
| Ground clearance declared | 19.4 in · 494 mm | 16.5 in · 420 mm | +18% 541 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 10.0 ft · 3.05 m | 10.2 ft · 3.10 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 44.0 qt · 41.6 L | 37.0 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: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 501”
Volvo T-320 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 320 D (Buster)”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 320 Buster”