MAN 2P1 or SOMECA SOM-30 B?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 2P1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-30 B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
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 | 2P1 | SOM-30 B | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.6 kW (34.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | 25.7 kW (34.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 2P1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-30 B 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 2P1 and the SOM-30 B. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 2P1 and the SOM-30 B. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 900 kg (1,984 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 2P1. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,670 kg (3,682 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | 1,710 kg (3,770 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 2P1 and the SOM-30 B. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | AheadThe MAN 2P1 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the SOMECA SOM-30 B (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the SOM-30 B. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 18.4 km/h (11.4 mph) to 28.3 km/h (17.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | 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 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | AheadThe MAN 2P1 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA SOM-30 B does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 2P1. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2P1” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 30 B” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1962 | 1960–1963 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The MAN 2P1 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the SOMECA SOM-30 B (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 2P1 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA SOM-30 B does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 2P1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-30 B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources