• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Standard-size
  • No lab test on file
  • 1955–1961
  • 15,905 built

WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

Volvo T-230 Engine specs

11 engine values on record for the T-230.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

32.6 hp

24.3 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 230”, 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.

What engine is in a T-230?

A T-230 has a BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1052, a 2-cylinder 2.24 L diesel engine.

Engine — BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1052 specifications
Make & modelBOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1052Source 1
FuelDieselSource 1
Cylinders2Source 1
Displacement136.8 ci · 2.24 LSource 1
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque105 lb·ft · 142 N·m
Maximum torque speed800 rpm
Air cleanerOil bath air cleaner with pre-cleaner
Cylinders2
Displacement2.4 qt · 2.2 L
Bore4.1 in · 104.77 mm
Stroke5.1 in · 130 mm
Rated engine speed2,000 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 230”

Sources and how this page was built

11 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor”; and Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 230”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Sources

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

  1. Traktorenlexikon: Bolinder-Munktell BM 230 Viktor — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-116164 · revision 1001564. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: Volvo T 230 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-116277 · revision 996124. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document