VALMET 555-4 or VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 555-4 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Volvo 605 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 67% (21.1 L/min / 5.6 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 | 555-4 | Volvo 605 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 53 kW (71 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | 53.0 kW (71.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 555-4 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Volvo 605 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 555-4 and the Volvo 605. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 555-4 and the Volvo 605. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 31.6 L/min (8.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | 52.7 L/min (13.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 has 67% more hydraulic flow (21.1 L/min / 5.6 gpm) than the VALMET 555-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,640 kg (5,820 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Volvo 605. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,100 kg (6,834 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | 3,440 kg (7,584 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 is 11% heavier (340 kg / 750 lb) than the VALMET 555-4 (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 555-4 and the Volvo 605. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 555-4 and the Volvo 605. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | 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 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 555-4 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 555” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1990–1992 | 1983–1985 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 555-4 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 has 67% more hydraulic flow (21.1 L/min / 5.6 gpm) than the VALMET 555-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 is 11% heavier (340 kg / 750 lb) than the VALMET 555-4 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 555-4 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 555-4 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 555-4 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Volvo 605 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- 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