• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1961–1963
  • 1,648 built

It sits on the compact/utility boundary, so either size is a fair description. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

OLIVER 500 Hydraulics & PTO specs

8 hydraulics and PTO values on record for the 500.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

34.5 hp

25.7 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

How much will a 500 lift?

A 500 lifts 1,931 lb (876 kg) at the lower-link ends.

Hydraulics & hitch — 500 Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow6.0 gpm · 22.7 L/min
Rear remote valves1
Three-point hitch categoryCategory 1
Lift capacity at ball ends1,931 lb · 876 kg

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”

What PTO does a 500 have?

A 500 has a 540 rpm / 1000 rpm rear PTO.

PTO — 500 PTO
Rear PTO speeds540 rpm / 1000 rpm
Engine speed at 540 PTO1,620 rpm
Rear PTO shaft1 3/8"- 6 splines (Form-A)
PTO power, claimed28.2 hp · 21.0 kWClaimed; standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”

Sources and how this page was built

8 hydraulics and PTO values from Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 500”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. Traktorenlexikon: Oliver 500 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-117474 · revision 1013112. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document