ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 or SOMECA SOM-481 GD?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the One-Sixty / 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-481 GD has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 54% (8.9 L/min / 2.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 suits road haulage better on this data: 14% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 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 | One-Sixty / 160 | SOM-481 GD | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.2 kW (40.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 30.2 kW (40.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the One-Sixty / 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-481 GD 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 One-Sixty / 160 and the SOM-481 GD. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the One-Sixty / 160 and the SOM-481 GD. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 25.4 L/min (6.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | AheadThe ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 has 54% more hydraulic flow (8.9 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the SOMECA SOM-481 GD (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the One-Sixty / 160: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160”); the SOM-481 GD: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,595 kg (5,721 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 1,690 kg (3,726 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 is 54% heavier (905 kg / 1,995 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-481 GD (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 One-Sixty / 160 and the SOM-481 GD. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | 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 One-Sixty / 160 and the SOM-481 GD. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | AheadThe ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 has 14% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-481 GD (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the SOM-481 GD. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1970–1975 | 1964–1965 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 has 54% more hydraulic flow (8.9 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the SOMECA SOM-481 GD (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 is 54% heavier (905 kg / 1,995 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-481 GD (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 has 14% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-481 GD (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The ALLIS-CHALMERS One-Sixty / 160 is newer: production began 6 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the One-Sixty / 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-481 GD has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the One-Sixty / 160: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers 160”); the SOM-481 GD: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 481”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources