OLIVER 500 or URSUS C-330?

Which should you choose?

On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the OLIVER 500: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.

  • The OLIVER 500 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
  • The OLIVER 500 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 13% (2.7 L/min / 0.7 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?

Buyer questions for OLIVER 500 and URSUS C-330, with the call on each
Question500C-330Call
Which puts more power through the PTO shaft?21.0 kW (28.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”21.3 kW (28.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-330”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 500 and the C-330.
Which pulls harder at the drawbar?——No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 500 and the C-330.
Which pumps more oil for implements?22.7 L/min (6.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”20.0 L/min (5.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-330”AheadThe OLIVER 500 has 13% more hydraulic flow (2.7 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the URSUS C-330 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
Which lifts more on the three-point hitch?876 kg (1,931 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”—No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the C-330.
Which is heavier, for traction?1,680 kg (3,704 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”1,675 kg (3,693 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-330”EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
Which may carry more ballast and load?—1,880 kg (4,145 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-330”No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 500.
Which has the wider choice of gears?6Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”6Wikipedia (pl): Ursus C-330 (open data)EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
Which offers a creeper range?——No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 500 and the C-330.
Which is faster on the road?25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”24 km/h (14.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-330”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?540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-330”AheadThe OLIVER 500 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the URSUS C-330 does not (as stated by the sources).
Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive?——No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 500 and the C-330.
Which drives on both axles?2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-330”EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive.
Which is newer, and what about parts?1961–19631967–1987Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The URSUS C-330 is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.

What does this mean in plain words?

  • The OLIVER 500 has 13% more hydraulic flow (2.7 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the URSUS C-330 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
  • The OLIVER 500 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the URSUS C-330 does not (as stated by the sources).
  • The URSUS C-330 is newer: production began 6 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
  • Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, 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 drive: all two-wheel drive.
  • 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