Ford 9600 (A) or VOLVO-BM 2654?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 9600 (A): hydraulic flow.
- The Ford 9600 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 29% (13.6 L/min / 3.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 9600 (A) | 2654 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 95.8 kW (128.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | 95.6 kW (128 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | 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 9600 (A) and the 2654. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 9600 (A) and the 2654. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 60.6 L/min (16.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | 47.0 L/min (12.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | AheadThe Ford 9600 (A) has 29% more hydraulic flow (13.6 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the VOLVO-BM 2654 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | 3,400 kg (7,496 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 6,270 kg (13,823 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VOLVO-BM 2654 is 20% heavier (1,230 kg / 2,712 lb) than the Ford 9600 (A) (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 9600 (A) and the 2654. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | 14Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | 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 9600 (A) and the 2654. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | 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, “Ford 9600” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9600” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1972–1976 | 1978–1984 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VOLVO-BM 2654 is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 9600 (A) has 29% more hydraulic flow (13.6 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the VOLVO-BM 2654 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 is 20% heavier (1,230 kg / 2,712 lb) than the Ford 9600 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 is newer: production began 6 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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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 speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- 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