9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case 5311960–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoOLIVER 6001962–1964No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 531 and the 600 → 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 · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

J.I. Case 531 and OLIVER 600, field by field
Field	531	600	Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed	39.8 hp	42.4 hp	+6% 600
Engine declared	—	DAVID BROWN AD 4/40 T 489	—
Displacement declared	—	2.71 L	—
Maximum torque declared	—	133 lb·ft · 181 N·m	—
Transmission
Top speed declared	12.4–21.7 mph · 20–35 km/h	12.4 mph · 20 km/h	differs
Clutch declared	—	pedal-operated dry Borg & Beck single-plate clutch	—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared	9.3 gpm · 35.2 L/min	7.4 gpm · 28.0 L/min	+26% 531
Rear PTO speeds declared	540 rpm	540/1000 rpm	differs
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared	4,116 lb · 1,867 kg	4,189 lb · 1,900 kg	—
Wheelbase declared	86.3 in · 2,191 mm	76.7 in · 1,948 mm	+12% 531
Length declared	130.0 in · 3,302 mm	118.0 in · 2,997 mm	+10% 531
Width declared	79.6 in · 2,022 mm	64.0 in · 1,626 mm	+24% 531
Ground clearance declared	21.0 in · 533 mm	15.7 in · 400 mm	+33% 531
Turning radius, braked declared	7.9 ft · 2.41 m	10.1 ft · 3.08 m	+28% 600
Fuel tank declared	69.2 qt · 65.5 L	55.2 qt · 52.2 L	+25% 531

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.

J.I. Case 531 sources

Source

Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 531”

OLIVER 600 sources