Nuffield M-3 vs Volvo T-32

10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor one

Nuffield M-3

1948–1954

No measured PTO figure

Tractor two

Volvo T-32

1950–1957

No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the M-3 and the T-32 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

10 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Nuffield M-3 and Volvo T-32, field by field
FieldM-3T-32Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed38.0 hp38.5 hp
Engine declaredMORRIS-COMMERCIAL 38 T/V/TAB-VOLVO D 4 Bdiffers
Displacement declared3.77 L3.46 L+9% M-3
Maximum torque declared138 lb·ft · 187 N·m155 lb·ft · 210 N·m+12% T-32
Transmission
Top speed declared17.4 mph · 28 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+7% T-32
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.2 gpm · 27.3 L/min6.3 gpm · 23.8 L/min+15% M-3
Pressure declared1,276 psi · 88 bar
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,848 lb · 2,199 kg5,060 lb · 2,295 kg
Wheelbase declared83.0 in · 2,108 mm77.2 in · 1,960 mm+8% M-3
Length declared126.0 in · 3,200 mm122.6 in · 3,115 mm
Width declared80.0 in · 2,032 mm72.4 in · 1,839 mm+10% M-3
Height declared61.5 in · 1,562 mm82.7 in · 2,100 mm+34% T-32
Ground clearance declared23.0 in · 584 mm16.5 in · 420 mm+39% M-3
Fuel tank declared76.8 qt · 72.7 L63.4 qt · 60.0 L+21% M-3

Nuffield M-3 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal M 3 (1948-1957)”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal M 4 / TVO (1948-1954”

Volvo T-32 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 32”