IMT 533 or SOMECA SOM-30 B?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 533 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-30 B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The IMT 533 suits road haulage better on this data: 15% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 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 | 533 | SOM-30 B | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.7 kW (34.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 533” | 25.7 kW (34.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 533 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-30 B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 533 and the SOM-30 B. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 533 and the SOM-30 B. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 533. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 817 kg (1,801 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 533” | 900 kg (1,984 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 533: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 533”); the SOM-30 B: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,440 kg (3,175 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 533” | 1,710 kg (3,770 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA SOM-30 B is 19% heavier (270 kg / 595 lb) than the IMT 533 (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 533 and the SOM-30 B. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 533” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | 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 533 and the SOM-30 B. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 533” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | AheadThe IMT 533 has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-30 B (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 533” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 533. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 533” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1959–1988 | 1960–1963 | 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 SOMECA SOM-30 B is 19% heavier (270 kg / 595 lb) than the IMT 533 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The IMT 533 has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-30 B (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- 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.
- 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 power at the PTO shaft: the 533 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-30 B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 533: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 533”); the SOM-30 B: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B”) — 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, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources