International Harvester 3088 or SOMECA 880-5 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 3088: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The International Harvester 3088 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 37% (15.4 L/min / 4.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester 3088 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 | 3088 | 880-5 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 59.9 kW (80.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 60.4 kW (81.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | 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 3088 and the 880-5 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3088 and the 880-5 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 56.8 L/min (15.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 41.4 L/min (10.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | AheadThe International Harvester 3088 has 37% more hydraulic flow (15.4 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the SOMECA 880-5 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,041 kg (6,704 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 2,840 kg (6,261 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,416 kg (11,940 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 3,845 kg (8,477 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 3088 is 41% heavier (1,571 kg / 3,463 lb) than the SOMECA 880-5 (TD) (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 3088 and the 880-5 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 3088 and the 880-5 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | AheadThe International Harvester 3088 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880-5 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 3088. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 3088” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880-5” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1985 | 1980–1983 | 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 International Harvester 3088 has 37% more hydraulic flow (15.4 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the SOMECA 880-5 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 3088 is 41% heavier (1,571 kg / 3,463 lb) than the SOMECA 880-5 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 3088 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880-5 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- 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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-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.
- 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