OLIVER 2155 or VOLVO-BM 2654?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the OLIVER 2155: hydraulic flow. On features, the VOLVO-BM 2654 is ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and drive.
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The OLIVER 2155 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 61% (28.7 L/min / 7.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 37% (2,034 kg / 4,484 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | 2155 | 2654 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 95.5 kW (128.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2155” | 95.6 kW (128 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | 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 2155 and the 2654. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 2155 and the 2654. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 75.7 L/min (20.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2155” | 47.0 L/min (12.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | AheadThe OLIVER 2155 has 61% more hydraulic flow (28.7 L/min / 7.6 gpm) than the VOLVO-BM 2654 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 3,400 kg (7,496 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 2155. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,466 kg (12,050 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2155” | 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VOLVO-BM 2654 is 37% heavier (2,034 kg / 4,484 lb) than the OLIVER 2155 (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 2155 and the 2654. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2155” | 14Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM 2654 has 40% more forward gears (4 gears) than the OLIVER 2155 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 2155 and the 2654. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2155” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | 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 2155” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM 2654 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 2155 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2155” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 2155” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 2654” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM 2654 is available with four-wheel drive; the OLIVER 2155 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1970–1972 | 1978–1984 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VOLVO-BM 2654 is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The OLIVER 2155 has 61% more hydraulic flow (28.7 L/min / 7.6 gpm) than the VOLVO-BM 2654 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 is 37% heavier (2,034 kg / 4,484 lb) than the OLIVER 2155 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 has 40% more forward gears (4 gears) than the OLIVER 2155 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the OLIVER 2155 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 is available with four-wheel drive; the OLIVER 2155 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The VOLVO-BM 2654 is newer: production began 8 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.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources