8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneVOLVO-BM T 5001974–1978No measured PTO figureTractor twoVOLVO-BM-VALMET 405 (405/4)1985No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the T 500 and the 405 (405/4) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
8 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | T 500 | 405 (405/4) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 60.2 hp | 60.2 hp | — |
| Engine declared | VOLVO-BM (PERKINS) D-39 T (4.236) | VALMET TD-27 DS 4 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 3.87 L | 2.69 L | +44% T 500 |
| Maximum torque declared | 180 lb·ft · 244 N·m | 149 lb·ft · 202 N·m | +21% T 500 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal operated dry Laycock single-disc clutch | Dry Fichtel & Sachs double clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 11.9 gpm · 45.0 L/min | 9.7 gpm · 36.6 L/min | +23% T 500 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 6,570 lb · 2,980 kg | 5,975 lb · 2,710 kg | +10% T 500 |
| Wheelbase declared | 85.4 in · 2,170 mm | 83.1 in · 2,112 mm | — |
| Length declared | 141.7 in · 3,600 mm | 146.1 in · 3,710 mm | — |
| Width declared | 73.4 in · 1,865 mm | 76.3 in · 1,938 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 14.2 in · 360 mm | 19.9 in · 505 mm | +40% 405 (405/4) |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 12.5 ft · 3.82 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 93.0 qt · 88.0 L | 77.1 qt · 73.0 L | +21% T 500 |
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.
VOLVO-BM T 500 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell T 500”
VOLVO-BM-VALMET 405 (405/4) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 405”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 405”