8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJohn Deere 6301958–1960No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA SOM-401957–1959No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 630 and the SOM-40 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

8 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

John Deere 630 and SOMECA SOM-40, field by field
Field630SOM-40Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed44.4 hp44.4 hp—
Engine declared—O.M.-FIAT COID-45—
Displacement declared—4.16 L—
Transmission
Top speed declared11.8 mph · 19 km/h13.0 mph · 21 km/h+11% SOM-40
Clutch declared—Pedal operated two stage dry double clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared8.9 gpm · 33.7 L/min4.0 gpm · 15.0 L/min+125% 630
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm / 1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,858 lb · 2,657 kg5,115 lb · 2,320 kg+15% 630
Wheelbase declared90.0 in · 2,286 mm79.9 in · 2,030 mm+13% 630
Length declared135.2 in · 3,435 mm132.5 in · 3,365 mm—
Width declared86.6 in · 2,200 mm68.7–95.1 in · 1,745–2,415 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared25.3 in · 643 mm14.3 in · 364 mm+77% 630
Turning radius, braked declared8.6 ft · 2.63 m10.8 ft · 3.30 m+25% SOM-40
Fuel tank declared—59.2 qt · 56.0 L—

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 630 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell 630”

SOMECA SOM-40 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 40”