12 material differences

Tractor oneJohn Deere 5101964–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA DA-50 L1955–1957No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 510 and the DA-50 L → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

John Deere 510 and SOMECA DA-50 L, field by field
Field510DA-50 LGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed39.4 hp38.5 hp—
Engine declaredJohn Deere 152 D 22 LO.M.-MILANO COD-40differs
Displacement declared2.49 L3.77 L+51% DA-50 L
Maximum torque declared101 lb·ft · 137 N·m137 lb·ft · 186 N·m+36% DA-50 L
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4–15.5 mph · 20–25 km/h13.7 mph · 22 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredTwo-stage, pedal-operated, dry Fichtel & Sachs double clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared4.1 gpm · 15.6 L/min3.4 gpm · 13.0 L/min+20% 510
Pressure declared2,190 psi · 151 bar1,784 psi · 123 bar+23% 510
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,572 lb · 2,074 kg4,910 lb · 2,227 kg+7% DA-50 L
Maximum permissible mass declared7,319 lb · 3,320 kg——
Wheelbase declared81.6 in · 2,072 mm79.9 in · 2,030 mm—
Length declared133.9 in · 3,400 mm130.3 in · 3,310 mm—
Width declared62.2 in · 1,580 mm68.7–95.1 in · 1,745–2,415 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared17.5 in · 445 mm14.3 in · 364 mm+22% 510
Turning radius, braked declared10.0 ft · 3.05 m5.2 ft · 1.57 m+94% 510
Fuel tank declared74.0 qt · 70 L59.2 qt · 56.0 L+25% 510

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 510 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510”

SOMECA DA-50 L sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50”