International Harvester D-320 Farmall or SOMECA SOM-271?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the D-320 Farmall has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-271 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The SOMECA SOM-271 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 | D-320 Farmall | SOM-271 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 14.7 kW (19.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | 14.7 kW (19.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 271” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-320 Farmall has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-271 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 D-320 Farmall and the SOM-271. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D-320 Farmall and the SOM-271. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 8.0 L/min (2.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 271” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D-320 Farmall. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 600 kg (1,323 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the SOM-271. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,308 kg (2,884 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | 930 kg (2,050 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 271” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester D-320 Farmall is 41% heavier (378 kg / 833 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-271 (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 D-320 Farmall and the SOM-271. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 8Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 271” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the SOM-271. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 271” | AheadThe SOMECA SOM-271 has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the International Harvester D-320 Farmall (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 271” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the SOM-271. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-320 Farmall” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 271” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1956–1962 | 1964–1965 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA SOM-271 is newer: production began 8 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 D-320 Farmall is 41% heavier (378 kg / 833 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-271 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA SOM-271 has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the International Harvester D-320 Farmall (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA SOM-271 is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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 D-320 Farmall has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-271 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, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources