Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" or SOMECA 880 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige": hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 50% (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" 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 | H-478 "Prestige" | 880 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 54.3 kW (72.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 53.9 kW (72.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 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 H-478 "Prestige" and the 880 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the H-478 "Prestige" and the 880 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 40.5 L/min (10.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 27.0 L/min (7.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 50% more hydraulic flow (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,705 kg (5,964 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 2,090 kg (4,608 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the H-478 "Prestige": lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige”); the 880 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,395 kg (7,485 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 2,945 kg (6,493 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" is 15% heavier (450 kg / 992 lb) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 5,850 kg (12,897 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the H-478 "Prestige". |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 20Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 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 H-478 "Prestige" and the 880 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the H-478 "Prestige". |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1989–1998 | 1975–1980 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" 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 Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 50% more hydraulic flow (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" is 15% heavier (450 kg / 992 lb) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the H-478 "Prestige": lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige”); the 880 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880”) — 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