VALMET 8550 or VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 8550: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears and top speed.
- The VALMET 8550 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 21% (12.6 L/min / 3.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 44% (2,118 kg / 4,669 lb) more three-point lift.
- The VALMET 8550 suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) more top speed.
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 | 8550 | Volvo 2105 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 108.1 kW (145.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 108.7 kW (145.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | 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 8550 and the Volvo 2105. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 8550 and the Volvo 2105. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 73.6 L/min (19.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 61.0 L/min (16.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | AheadThe VALMET 8550 has 21% more hydraulic flow (12.6 L/min / 3.3 gpm) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 6,900 kg (15,212 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 4,782 kg (10,543 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | AheadThe VALMET 8550 has 44% more lift (2,118 kg / 4,669 lb) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,100 kg (11,244 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 6,395 kg (14,099 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 is 25% heavier (1,295 kg / 2,855 lb) than the VALMET 8550 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 8,575 kg (18,905 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 36Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 14 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | AheadThe VALMET 8550 has 125% more forward gears (20 gears) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 8550 and the Volvo 2105. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph) to 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | AheadThe VALMET 8550 has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 2105” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1995–2001 | 1985–1987 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 8550 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VALMET 8550 has 21% more hydraulic flow (12.6 L/min / 3.3 gpm) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8550 has 44% more lift (2,118 kg / 4,669 lb) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 is 25% heavier (1,295 kg / 2,855 lb) than the VALMET 8550 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8550 has 125% more forward gears (20 gears) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8550 has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 2105 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8550 is newer: production began 10 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 maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources