International Harvester 240 Utility or SOMECA 315?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 315 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester 240 Utility suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 38% (6.3 L/min / 1.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 240 Utility | 315 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 23.5 kW (31.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 24.3 kW (32.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 315 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 240 Utility and the 315. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 240 Utility and the 315. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 22.8 L/min (6.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | AheadThe International Harvester 240 Utility has 38% more hydraulic flow (6.3 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the SOMECA 315 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 240 Utility and the 315. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 1,540 kg (3,395 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 240 Utility and the 315. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 6 to 9Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | AheadThe SOMECA 315 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 240 Utility and the 315. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 24 km/h (14.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | AheadThe SOMECA 315 has an independent PTO; the International Harvester 240 Utility’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 240” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 315” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1958–1961 | 1965–1968 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 315 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 240 Utility has 38% more hydraulic flow (6.3 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the SOMECA 315 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 315 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the International Harvester 240 Utility (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 315 has an independent PTO; the International Harvester 240 Utility’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The SOMECA 315 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 240 Utility has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 315 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources