International Harvester 484 or SOMECA 480-8 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 484: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds. On features, the SOMECA 480-8 (TD) is ahead on drive.
- The International Harvester 484 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The International Harvester 484 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 24% (6.5 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 | 484 | 480-8 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.2 kW (40.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 30.1 kW (40.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | 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 484 and the 480-8 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 484 and the 480-8 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 33.3 L/min (8.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 26.8 L/min (7.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | AheadThe International Harvester 484 has 24% more hydraulic flow (6.5 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the SOMECA 480-8 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,610 kg (3,549 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 1,750 kg (3,858 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 484: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484”); the 480-8 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,330 kg (5,137 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 1,810 kg (3,990 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 484 is 29% heavier (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the SOMECA 480-8 (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 484 and the 480-8 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | 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 484 and the 480-8 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | AheadThe International Harvester 484 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 480-8 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 480-8 (TD). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8” | AheadThe SOMECA 480-8 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 484 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1977–1981 | 1981–1982 | 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 484 has 24% more hydraulic flow (6.5 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the SOMECA 480-8 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 484 is 29% heavier (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the SOMECA 480-8 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 484 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 480-8 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 480-8 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 484 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 three-point lift: the 484: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484”); the 480-8 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8”) — 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources