Renault 53 or SOMECA 300 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 53 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 Renault 53 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 208% (1,350 kg / 2,976 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 53 | 300 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 20.6 kW (27.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | 20.6 kW (27.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 53 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 53 and the 300 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 53 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 53. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | 650 kg (1,433 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | AheadThe Renault 53 has 208% more lift (1,350 kg / 2,976 lb) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | 1,080 kg (2,381 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 53 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 53 and the 300 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 53 and the 300 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | AheadThe Renault 53 has an independent PTO; the SOMECA 300 (TD)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 53 R7211” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | AheadThe SOMECA 300 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 53 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1973 | 1972–1978 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 300 (TD) is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault 53 has 208% more lift (1,350 kg / 2,976 lb) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 53 is 48% heavier (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 53 has an independent PTO; the SOMECA 300 (TD)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The SOMECA 300 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 53 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 300 (TD) is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 53 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.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources