Fahr D 180 H or SOMECA 250 (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the SOMECA 250 (DT) is ahead on top speed and drive.
- The SOMECA 250 (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (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 | D 180 H | 250 (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 16.9 kW (23 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | 16.8 kW (22.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | 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 D 180 H and the 250 (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 180 H and the 250 (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 9.3 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 180 H. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 690 kg (1,521 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | 600 kg (1,323 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the D 180 H: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H”); the 250 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,425 kg (3,142 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | 1,070 kg (2,359 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 180 H is 33% heavier (355 kg / 783 lb) than the SOMECA 250 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 250 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5 to 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | 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 D 180 H and the 250 (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | AheadThe SOMECA 250 (DT) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fahr D 180 H (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 600 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the D 180 H. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 250” | AheadThe SOMECA 250 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 180 H is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1954–1959 | 1968–1971 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 250 (DT) is newer: production began 14 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fahr D 180 H is 33% heavier (355 kg / 783 lb) than the SOMECA 250 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 250 (DT) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fahr D 180 H (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 250 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 180 H is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 250 (DT) is newer: production began 14 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the D 180 H: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 180 H”); the 250 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 250”) — 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, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources