Bührer 6135 vs SOMECA 1380 (TD)

11 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor one

Bührer 6135

1975–1978

No measured PTO figure

Tractor two

SOMECA 1380 (TD)

1979–1983

No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (27%); they were not built in overlapping years (1975–1978; 1979–1983). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

11 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Bührer 6135 and SOMECA 1380 (TD), field by field
Field61351380 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed133 hp133.2 hp
Engine declaredFIAT-IVECO 8065.24.000
Displacement declared5.50 L
Maximum torque declared317 lb·ft · 430 N·m347 lb·ft · 470 N·m+9% 1380 (TD)
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry Buerhrer twin disc clutch as driving clutchPedal operated Ferodo or LuK single-disc clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared10.3 gpm · 39.0 L/min14.1 gpm · 53.5 L/min+37% 1380 (TD)
Pressure declared2,845 psi · 196 bar3,263–3,408 psi · 225–235 bardiffers
Three-point lift at ends declared5,236 lb · 2,375 kg10,878 lb · 4,934 kg+108% 1380 (TD)
Rear PTO speeds declared540/800 rpm1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared8,488 lb · 3,850 kg10,748 lb · 4,875 kg+27% 1380 (TD)
Maximum permissible mass declared14,330 lb · 6,500 kg19,070 lb · 8,650 kg+33% 1380 (TD)
Wheelbase declared103.5–107.5 in · 2,630–2,730 mm108.3 in · 2,750 mm
Length declared166.5 in · 4,230 mm162.8 in · 4,135 mm
Width declared81.9 in · 2,080 mm85.0 in · 2,160 mm
Height declared97.6 in · 2,480 mm108.5 in · 2,755 mm+11% 1380 (TD)
Ground clearance declared15.0–15.7 in · 380–400 mm26.2 in · 665 mmdiffers
Turning radius, braked declared13.9 ft · 4.25 m
Fuel tank declared295.9 qt · 280.0 L

Bührer 6135 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 6135”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 6135 (A)”

SOMECA 1380 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1380”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1380 (DT)”