J.I. Case 1031 or SOMECA 980 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the J.I. Case 1031: hydraulic flow. On features, the SOMECA 980 (TD) is ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and drive.
- The SOMECA 980 (TD) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The J.I. Case 1031 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 43% (13.6 L/min / 3.6 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 | 1031 | 980 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 69.4 kW (93.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | 68.0 kW (91.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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 1031 and the 980 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1031 and the 980 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 45.4 L/min (12.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | 31.8 L/min (8.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe J.I. Case 1031 has 43% more hydraulic flow (13.6 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 3,350 kg (7,385 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 1031. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 4,234 kg (9,334 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | 3,774 kg (8,320 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The J.I. Case 1031 is 12% heavier (460 kg / 1,014 lb) than the SOMECA 980 (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 1031 and the 980 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe SOMECA 980 (TD) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the J.I. Case 1031 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 1031 and the 980 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe SOMECA 980 (TD) offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the J.I. Case 1031 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case 1031” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe SOMECA 980 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the J.I. Case 1031 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1966–1969 | 1979–1983 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 980 (TD) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The J.I. Case 1031 has 43% more hydraulic flow (13.6 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 1031 is 12% heavier (460 kg / 1,014 lb) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 980 (TD) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the J.I. Case 1031 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 980 (TD) offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the J.I. Case 1031 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 980 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the J.I. Case 1031 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 980 (TD) is newer: production began 13 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources