Fahr D 30 UL or SOMECA SOM-30?
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 SOM-30 is ahead on top speed; the Fahr D 30 UL is ahead on PTO independence.
- The Fahr D 30 UL suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The SOMECA SOM-30 suits road haulage better on this data: 12% (2.4 km/h / 1.5 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 30 UL | SOM-30 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 20.6 kW (28 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | 20.6 kW (28 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | 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 30 UL and the SOM-30. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 30 UL and the SOM-30. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 30 UL. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 690 kg (1,521 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | 800 kg (1,764 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the D 30 UL: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL”); the SOM-30: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,130 kg (4,696 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | 1,510 kg (3,329 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 30 UL is 41% heavier (620 kg / 1,367 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-30 (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 D 30 UL and the SOM-30. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 30 UL and the SOM-30. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19.6 km/h (12.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | AheadThe SOMECA SOM-30 has 12% more top speed (2.4 km/h / 1.5 mph) than the Fahr D 30 UL (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | AheadThe Fahr D 30 UL has an independent PTO; the SOMECA SOM-30’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1951 | 1959–1960 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA SOM-30 is newer: production began 8 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 30 UL is 41% heavier (620 kg / 1,367 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-30 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA SOM-30 has 12% more top speed (2.4 km/h / 1.5 mph) than the Fahr D 30 UL (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 30 UL has an independent PTO; the SOMECA SOM-30’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The SOMECA SOM-30 is newer: production began 8 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the D 30 UL: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 UL”); the SOM-30: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30”) — 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources