9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFord 29101983–1991No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 450-N (DT)1970–1977No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (29%); the drive differs (2WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive); they were not built in overlapping years (1983–1991; 1970–1977). 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

9 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Ford 2910 and SOMECA 450-N (DT), field by field
Field2910450-N (DT)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed40.5 hp42.4 hp—
Engine declared—FIAT-IVECO 8035.01.300—
Displacement declared—2.34 L—
Maximum torque declared122 lb·ft · 165 N·m103 lb·ft · 140 N·m+18% 2910
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30.0 km/h16.8 mph · 27 km/h+11% 2910
Clutch declared—Pedal-operated two-stage dry FERODO double clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.7 gpm · 29.0 L/min5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min+33% 2910
Pressure declared2,553 psi · 176 bar2,843 psi · 196 bar+11% 450-N (DT)
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,850 lb · 2,200 kg3,748 lb · 1,700 kg+29% 2910
Wheelbase declared77.5 in · 1,969 mm75.6 in · 1,920 mm—
Length declared134.6 in · 3,418 mm126.0 in · 3,200 mm+7% 2910
Width declared68.4 in · 1,737 mm62.4–88.2 in · 1,585–2,240 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared12.5 in · 317 mm14.6 in · 370 mm+17% 450-N (DT)
Turning radius, braked declared—9.7 ft · 2.95 m—
Fuel tank declared52.1 qt · 49.3 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L+10% 450-N (DT)

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

Ford 2910 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2910”

SOMECA 450-N (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N”