10 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneSteyr 2881962–1966No measured PTO figureTractor twoVALMET 5001968–1971No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the 288 and the 500 → 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 · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 288 | 500 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 44.4 hp | 48 hp | +9% 500 |
| Engine declared | Steyr WD-406 | VALMET 310 B | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.66 L | 2.69 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 116 lb·ft · 157 N·m | 124 lb·ft · 168 N·m | +7% 500 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry Fichtel & Sachs single-disc clutch | Pedal operated dry Borg & Beck single plate clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 8.5 gpm · 32.0 L/min | 6.4 gpm · 24.1 L/min | +33% 288 |
| Pressure declared | 2,134 psi · 147 bar | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/1000 rpm | 540 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,255 lb · 1,930 kg | 4,579 lb · 2,077 kg | +8% 500 |
| Wheelbase declared | 79.3 in · 2,015 mm | 75.3 in · 1,912 mm | +5% 288 |
| Length declared | 135.2 in · 3,435 mm | 125.2 in · 3,180 mm | +8% 288 |
| Width declared | 66.5 in · 1,690 mm | 73.6–112.2 in · 1,870–2,850 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 16.1 in · 410 mm | 16.3 in · 415 mm | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | — | 10.2 ft · 3.11 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 77.1 qt · 73.0 L | 42.3 qt · 40.0 L | +83% 288 |
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.
Steyr 288 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 288”
VALMET 500 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 500”