7 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneOLIVER 5001961–1963No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-2301955–1961No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the 500 and the T-230 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
7 material differences · 7 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 500 | T-230 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 34.5 hp | 32.6 hp | +6% 500 |
| Engine declared | DAVID BROWN AD 4/36 A-106 | BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1052 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.52 L | 2.24 L | +13% 500 |
| Maximum torque declared | 110 lb·ft · 149 N·m | 105 lb·ft · 142 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry single-plate clutch | Pedal operated dry Borg & Beck single plate clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 6.0 gpm · 22.7 L/min | 6.3 gpm · 23.8 L/min | — |
| Pressure declared | — | 2,567 psi · 177 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm / 1000 rpm | 540 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,704 lb · 1,680 kg | 3,638 lb · 1,650 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 75.2 in · 1,911 mm | 72.8 in · 1,848 mm | — |
| Length declared | 113.6 in · 2,885 mm | 112.2 in · 2,850 mm | — |
| Width declared | 62.8 in · 1,594 mm | 65.7 in · 1,670 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 15.4 in · 390 mm | 16.5 in · 420 mm | +8% T-230 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 7.9 ft · 2.41 m | 9.5 ft · 2.90 m | +20% T-230 |
| Fuel tank declared | 42.1 qt · 39.8 L | 52.8 qt · 50.0 L | +26% T-230 |
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.
OLIVER 500 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 850”
Volvo T-230 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 230”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor”