IMT 588 or VOLVO-BM T 430?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VOLVO-BM T 430: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears, top speed and PTO speeds.
- The VOLVO-BM T 430 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The VOLVO-BM T 430 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 119% (17.9 L/min / 4.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The VOLVO-BM T 430 suits road haulage better on this data: 36% (8.0 km/h / 5.0 mph) more top speed.
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 | 588 | T 430 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 32.2 kW (43.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | 32.2 kW (43.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 430 Buster” | 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 588 and the T 430. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 588 and the T 430. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 15.1 L/min (4.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | 33.0 L/min (8.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 430 Buster” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM T 430 has 119% more hydraulic flow (17.9 L/min / 4.7 gpm) than the IMT 588 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the T 430. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | 2,398 kg (5,287 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 430 Buster” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 588 and the T 430. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 430 Buster” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM T 430 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMT 588 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 588 and the T 430. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 430 Buster” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM T 430 has 36% more top speed (8.0 km/h / 5.0 mph) than the IMT 588 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 430 Buster” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM T 430 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMT 588 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 588 and the T 430. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 558” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 430 Buster” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1970–1980 | 1969–1978 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VOLVO-BM T 430 has 119% more hydraulic flow (17.9 L/min / 4.7 gpm) than the IMT 588 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM T 430 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMT 588 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM T 430 has 36% more top speed (8.0 km/h / 5.0 mph) than the IMT 588 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM T 430 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMT 588 does not (as stated by the sources).
- 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources