International Harvester 404 or SOMECA 450-N (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the SOMECA 450-N (DT): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed and drive.
- The SOMECA 450-N (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 28% (4.8 L/min / 1.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The SOMECA 450-N (DT) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The SOMECA 450-N (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 13% (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 | 404 | 450-N (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 27.0 kW (36.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | 27.1 kW (36.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | 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 404 and the 450-N (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 404 and the 450-N (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 17.0 L/min (4.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | AheadThe SOMECA 450-N (DT) has 28% more hydraulic flow (4.8 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the International Harvester 404 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 404. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,865 kg (4,112 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | 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 404 and the 450-N (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4 to 8Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | 6 to 9Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | 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 404 and the 450-N (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 24 km/h (14.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | 27 km/h (16.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | AheadThe SOMECA 450-N (DT) has 13% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the International Harvester 404 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 542 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the 404. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 450-N (DT). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 404” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 450 N” | AheadThe SOMECA 450-N (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 404 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1961–1968 | 1970–1977 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 450-N (DT) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The SOMECA 450-N (DT) has 28% more hydraulic flow (4.8 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the International Harvester 404 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 450-N (DT) has 13% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the International Harvester 404 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 450-N (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 404 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 450-N (DT) is newer: production began 9 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 weight (both unladen weight, 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.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources