9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJohn Deere 3120 (A)1969–1972No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 880 (TD)1975–1980No measured PTO figure

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Read our verdict on the 3120 (A) and the 880 (TD) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

John Deere 3120 (A) and SOMECA 880 (TD), field by field
Field3120 (A)880 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed79.9 hp86.8 hp+9% 880 (TD)
Engine declaredJohn Deere M 6 BL-H or 6.303 DL-01O.M.-FIAT CO-3/75differs
Displacement declared4.98 L4.56 L+9% 3120 (A)
Maximum torque declared228 lb·ft · 309 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry Fichtel & Sachs single disc clutchDry FERODO or LuK double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declaredClosed centre——
Pump flow declared12.4 gpm · 46.9 L/min7.1 gpm · 27.0 L/min+74% 3120 (A)
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540/1000 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared8,393 lb · 3,807 kg6,493 lb · 2,945 kg+29% 3120 (A)
Maximum permissible mass declared9,921 lb · 4,500 kg12,897 lb · 5,850 kg+30% 880 (TD)
Wheelbase declared97.0 in · 2,464 mm96.7 in · 2,457 mm—
Length declared159.9 in · 4,062 mm155.4 in · 3,946 mm—
Width declared79.9–95.6 in · 2,029–2,429 mm77.6–105.1 in · 1,970–2,670 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared17.6 in · 446 mm18.9 in · 480 mm+8% 880 (TD)
Turning radius, braked declared12.6 ft · 3.85 m12.4 ft · 3.79 m—
Fuel tank declared112.0 qt · 106.0 L122.6 qt · 116.0 L+9% 880 (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.

John Deere 3120 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 3120”

SOMECA 880 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 880/880 DT”