SAME Minitaurus 60 or SOMECA 600 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the SAME Minitaurus 60: hydraulic flow and three-point lift.
- The SAME Minitaurus 60 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 10% (2.2 L/min / 0.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 34% (520 kg / 1,146 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 | Minitaurus 60 | 600 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 35.4 kW (47.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | 35.2 kW (47.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 Minitaurus 60 and the 600 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Minitaurus 60 and the 600 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 24.0 L/min (6.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | AheadThe SAME Minitaurus 60 has 10% more hydraulic flow (2.2 L/min / 0.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,060 kg (4,542 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | 1,540 kg (3,395 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | AheadThe SAME Minitaurus 60 has 34% more lift (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,190 kg (4,828 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | 2,115 kg (4,663 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 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 Minitaurus 60 and the 600 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 14Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 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? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 600 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 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 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 600 (TD). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Minitaurus 60” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1978–1984 | 1971–1973 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SAME Minitaurus 60 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The SAME Minitaurus 60 has 10% more hydraulic flow (2.2 L/min / 0.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Minitaurus 60 has 34% more lift (520 kg / 1,146 lb) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Minitaurus 60 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources