SAME Centauro or SOMECA SOM-511?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Centauro has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-511 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The SAME Centauro suits road haulage better on this data: 14% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 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 | Centauro | SOM-511 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 40.5 kW (54.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 55 (DT)” | 40.5 kW (54.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Centauro has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-511 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 Centauro and the SOM-511. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Centauro and the SOM-511. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16.3 L/min (4.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 55 (DT)” | 15.2 L/min (4.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | 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? | — | 1,490 kg (3,285 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Centauro. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,100 kg (4,630 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 55 (DT)” | 2,525 kg (5,567 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA SOM-511 is 20% heavier (425 kg / 937 lb) than the SAME Centauro (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 Centauro and the SOM-511. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 55 (DT)” | 7Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Centauro and the SOM-511. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 55 (DT)” | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | AheadThe SAME Centauro has 14% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-511 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 55 (DT)” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Centauro. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 55 (DT)” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 511” | AheadThe SAME Centauro is available with four-wheel drive; the SOMECA SOM-511 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1965–1969 | 1964–1965 | 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 SOMECA SOM-511 is 20% heavier (425 kg / 937 lb) than the SAME Centauro (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Centauro has 14% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-511 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Centauro is available with four-wheel drive; the SOMECA SOM-511 is two-wheel drive (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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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 Centauro has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-511 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