Fendt 611 LS/LSA or SOMECA 980 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fendt 611 LS/LSA: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The Fendt 611 LS/LSA suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 750 rpm.
- The Fendt 611 LS/LSA suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 42% (13.2 L/min / 3.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fendt 611 LS/LSA 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 | 611 LS/LSA | 980 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 68.5 kW (91.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | 68.0 kW (91.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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 611 LS/LSA and the 980 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 611 LS/LSA and the 980 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 45.0 L/min (11.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | 31.8 L/min (8.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe Fendt 611 LS/LSA has 42% more hydraulic flow (13.2 L/min / 3.5 gpm) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,490 kg (7,694 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | 3,350 kg (7,385 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 611 LS/LSA: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS”); the 980 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,195 kg (11,453 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | 3,774 kg (8,320 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 611 LS/LSA is 38% heavier (1,421 kg / 3,133 lb) than the SOMECA 980 (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 611 LS/LSA and the 980 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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 611 LS/LSA and the 980 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe Fendt 611 LS/LSA has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpm / 750 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe Fendt 611 LS/LSA offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 980 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 611 LS/LSA. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1977–1985 | 1979–1983 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fendt 611 LS/LSA has 42% more hydraulic flow (13.2 L/min / 3.5 gpm) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 611 LS/LSA is 38% heavier (1,421 kg / 3,133 lb) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 611 LS/LSA has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 611 LS/LSA offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 980 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources).
- 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 drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 611 LS/LSA: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 611 LS”); the 980 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980”) — 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