6 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFord 7401954–1957No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 3151965–1968No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1954–1957; 1965–1968). 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
6 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 740 | 315 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 31.9 hp | 32.6 hp | — |
| Engine declared | — | O.M.-FIAT 605 D 015 | — |
| Displacement declared | — | 1.90 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | — | 80 lb·ft · 108 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 13.0 mph · 21 km/h | 14.9 mph · 24 km/h | +14% 315 |
| Clutch declared | Pedal operated dry single plate clutch | Pedal operated dry double clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 2.7–6.0 gpm · 10.2–22.7 L/min | 4.4 gpm · 16.5 L/min | differs |
| Pressure declared | — | 2,843 psi · 196 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,391 lb · 1,538 kg | 3,395 lb · 1,540 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 85.3 in · 2,167 mm | 75.8 in · 1,925 mm | +13% 740 |
| Length declared | 132.1 in · 3,355 mm | 118.7 in · 3,015 mm | +11% 740 |
| Width declared | — | 64.0–88.6 in · 1,625–2,250 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 27.2 in · 692 mm | 15.4 in · 390 mm | +77% 740 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | — | 11.0 ft · 3.35 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 52.8 qt · 50.0 L | 51.8 qt · 49.0 L | — |
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 740 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 700”
SOMECA 315 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 315”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B”