11 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneJohn Deere 5101964–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-551953–1959No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the 510 and the T-55 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
11 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 510 | T-55 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 39.4 hp | 56.2 hp | +43% T-55 |
| Engine declared | John Deere 152 D 22 L | BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1054 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.49 L | 4.48 L | +80% T-55 |
| Maximum torque declared | 101 lb·ft · 137 N·m | 195 lb·ft · 265 N·m | +93% T-55 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.4–15.5 mph · 20–25 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | Two-stage, pedal-operated, dry Fichtel & Sachs double clutch | pedal-operated dry single-disc clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 4.1 gpm · 15.6 L/min | 7.1 gpm · 26.8 L/min | +72% T-55 |
| Pressure declared | 2,190 psi · 151 bar | 1,276 psi · 88 bar | +72% 510 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/1000 rpm | 540 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,572 lb · 2,074 kg | 6,504 lb · 2,950 kg | +42% T-55 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 7,319 lb · 3,320 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 81.6 in · 2,072 mm | 85.6 in · 2,175 mm | — |
| Length declared | 133.9 in · 3,400 mm | 135.8 in · 3,450 mm | — |
| Width declared | 62.2 in · 1,580 mm | 72.4 in · 1,840 mm | +16% T-55 |
| Ground clearance declared | 17.5 in · 445 mm | 16.9 in · 430 mm | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 10.0 ft · 3.05 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 74.0 qt · 70 L | 116.2 qt · 110.0 L | +57% T-55 |
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.
John Deere 510 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510”
Volvo T-55 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 55”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 55”