MAN 2N1 or SOMECA 300 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 2N1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 300 (TD) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The SOMECA 300 (TD) suits road haulage better on this data: 32% (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) more top speed.
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 | 2N1 | 300 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 20.5 kW (27.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | 20.6 kW (27.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 2N1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 300 (TD) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 2N1 and the 300 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 2N1 and the 300 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 9.3 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 2N1. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | 650 kg (1,433 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 2N1: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1”); the 300 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | 1,080 kg (2,381 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The MAN 2N1 is 48% heavier (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 2N1 and the 300 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | AheadThe MAN 2N1 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 300 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | AheadThe SOMECA 300 (TD) has 32% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the MAN 2N1 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | AheadThe MAN 2N1 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 300 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 2N1. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | AheadThe SOMECA 300 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the MAN 2N1 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1961–1962 | 1972–1978 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 300 (TD) is newer: production began 11 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The MAN 2N1 is 48% heavier (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 2N1 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 300 (TD) has 32% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the MAN 2N1 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 2N1 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 300 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 300 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the MAN 2N1 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 300 (TD) is newer: production began 11 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 2N1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 300 (TD) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 2N1: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2N1”); the 300 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources