John Deere 510 or SOMECA DA-50 L?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the John Deere 510: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
- The John Deere 510 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm and a live PTO.
- The John Deere 510 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 20% (2.6 L/min / 0.7 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 | 510 | DA-50 L | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 28.8 kW (38.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 28.7 kW (38 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | 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 510 and the DA-50 L. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 510 and the DA-50 L. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 15.6 L/min (4.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 13.0 L/min (3.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | AheadThe John Deere 510 has 20% more hydraulic flow (2.6 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the SOMECA DA-50 L (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 510. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,074 kg (4,572 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 2,227 kg (4,910 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,320 kg (7,319 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the DA-50 L. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | AheadThe John Deere 510 has 100% more forward gears (5 gears) than the SOMECA DA-50 L (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 510 and the DA-50 L. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | AheadThe John Deere 510 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA DA-50 L does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | liveTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | AheadThe John Deere 510 has a live PTO; the SOMECA DA-50 L’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1964–1969 | 1955–1957 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The John Deere 510 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The John Deere 510 has 20% more hydraulic flow (2.6 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the SOMECA DA-50 L (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere 510 has 100% more forward gears (5 gears) than the SOMECA DA-50 L (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere 510 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA DA-50 L does not (as stated by the sources).
- The John Deere 510 has a live PTO; the SOMECA DA-50 L’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The John Deere 510 is newer: production began 9 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- 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