7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case Modell-DC1939–1953No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-311949–1957No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (39%). 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

7 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

J.I. Case Modell-DC and Volvo T-31, field by field
FieldModell-DCT-31Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed33.0 hp34 hp—
Engine declared—AB-VOLVO D 4 F—
Displacement declared—3.46 L—
Maximum torque declared—134 lb·ft · 182 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared10.0 mph · 16.09 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+86% T-31
Clutch declaredHand lever operated Twin Disc plate clutchPedal operated dry single-plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared—6.3 gpm · 23.8 L/min—
Pressure declared—1,276 psi · 88 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared7,011 lb · 3,180 kg5,060 lb · 2,295 kg+39% Modell-DC
Wheelbase declared88.9 in · 2,257 mm77.2 in · 1,960 mm+15% Modell-DC
Length declared134.5 in · 3,416 mm122.6 in · 3,115 mm+10% Modell-DC
Width declared55.0–91.0 in · 1,397–2,311 mm72.4 in · 1,839 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared—16.5 in · 420 mm—
Fuel tank declared67.9 qt · 64.3 L63.4 qt · 60.0 L+7% Modell-DC

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 Modell-DC sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case DC”

Volvo T-31 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 31”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 31”