OLIVER 1865 or VALMET 905-4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the OLIVER 1865: hydraulic flow. On features, the VALMET 905-4 is ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and drive.
- The VALMET 905-4 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The OLIVER 1865 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 39% (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 1865 | 905-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 71.9 kW (96.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1865” | 71.8 kW (96.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | 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 1865 and the 905-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1865 and the 905-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 66.0 L/min (17.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1865” | 47.5 L/min (12.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | AheadThe OLIVER 1865 has 39% more hydraulic flow (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the VALMET 905-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 4,190 kg (9,237 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 1865. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 4,686 kg (10,331 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1865” | 4,130 kg (9,105 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The OLIVER 1865 is 13% heavier (556 kg / 1,226 lb) than the VALMET 905-4 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 1865 and the 905-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1865” | 14 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | AheadThe VALMET 905-4 has 40% more forward gears (4 gears) than the OLIVER 1865 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 1865 and the 905-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1865” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1865” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | AheadThe VALMET 905-4 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 1865 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1865. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1865” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 905” | AheadThe VALMET 905-4 is available with four-wheel drive; the OLIVER 1865 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1969–1972 | 1984–1989 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 905-4 is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The OLIVER 1865 has 39% more hydraulic flow (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the VALMET 905-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The OLIVER 1865 is 13% heavier (556 kg / 1,226 lb) than the VALMET 905-4 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 905-4 has 40% more forward gears (4 gears) than the OLIVER 1865 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 905-4 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 1865 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 905-4 is available with four-wheel drive; the OLIVER 1865 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 905-4 is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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