International Harvester 756 or SOMECA 880 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 756: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the SOMECA 880 (TD) is ahead on drive.
- The International Harvester 756 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 69% (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester 756 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 | 756 | 880 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 53.5 kW (71.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 756” | 53.9 kW (72.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 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 756 and the 880 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 756 and the 880 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 45.5 L/min (12.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 756” | 27.0 L/min (7.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | AheadThe International Harvester 756 has 69% more hydraulic flow (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,090 kg (4,608 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 756. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,758 kg (8,285 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 756” | 2,945 kg (6,493 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 756 is 28% heavier (813 kg / 1,792 lb) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 5,850 kg (12,897 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 756. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 756” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 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 756 and the 880 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 756” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | AheadThe International Harvester 756 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 756” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 756. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 756” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | AheadThe SOMECA 880 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 756 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1971 | 1975–1980 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 880 (TD) 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 756 has 69% more hydraulic flow (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 756 is 28% heavier (813 kg / 1,792 lb) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 756 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 880 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the International Harvester 756 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 880 (TD) is newer: production began 8 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 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).
- 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 and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources