7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case 8311960–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 780 (TD)1975–1983No measured PTO figure

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Field by field

7 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

J.I. Case 831 and SOMECA 780 (TD), field by field
Field831780 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed66.0 hp77.0 hp+17% 780 (TD)
Engine declared—FIAT-IVECO 8045.04.277 (377)—
Displacement declared—3.67 L—
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+20% 831
Clutch declared—dry FERODO or LuK double clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared15.5 gpm · 58.7 L/min6.9 gpm · 26.3 L/min+123% 831
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540/1000 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared7,145 lb · 3,241 kg5,313 lb · 2,410 kg+34% 831
Wheelbase declared101.7 in · 2,584 mm89.2 in · 2,265 mm+14% 831
Length declared143.4 in · 3,642 mm150.5 in · 3,823 mm—
Width declared85.2 in · 2,165 mm75.1–99.5 in · 1,908–2,528 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared20.0 in · 508 mm17.2 in · 437 mm+16% 831
Turning radius, braked declared11.9 ft · 3.63 m11.4 ft · 3.46 m—
Fuel tank declared69.2 qt · 65.5 L84.5 qt · 80.0 L+22% 780 (TD)

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

J.I. Case 831 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 831”

SOMECA 780 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 780”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 780/780 DT”