Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 or SOMECA 600 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears, top speed and PTO speeds.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 74% (16.2 L/min / 4.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | DX 3.30 | 600 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 35.5 kW (47.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | 35.2 kW (47.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 DX 3.30 and the 600 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 3.30 and the 600 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 38.0 L/min (10.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 has 74% more hydraulic flow (16.2 L/min / 4.3 gpm) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,131 kg (4,699 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | 1,540 kg (3,395 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the DX 3.30: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30”); the 600 (TD): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,730 kg (6,019 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | 2,115 kg (4,663 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 is 29% heavier (615 kg / 1,356 lb) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (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 DX 3.30 and the 600 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 has 33% more forward gears (4 gears) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DX 3.30 and the 600 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 600 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 600 (TD). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1984–1996 | 1971–1973 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 has 74% more hydraulic flow (16.2 L/min / 4.3 gpm) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 is 29% heavier (615 kg / 1,356 lb) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 has 33% more forward gears (4 gears) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 600 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30 is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the DX 3.30: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.30”); the 600 (TD): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600”) — 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