SOMECA 1000 Super (TD) or SOMECA 980 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the SOMECA 1000 Super (TD): hydraulic flow.
- The SOMECA 1000 Super (TD) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 24% (7.7 L/min / 2.0 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 1000 Super (TD) | 980 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 67.7 kW (90.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | 68.0 kW (91.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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 1000 Super (TD) and the 980 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1000 Super (TD) and the 980 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 39.5 L/min (10.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | 31.8 L/min (8.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | AheadThe SOMECA 1000 Super (TD) has 24% more hydraulic flow (7.7 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | 3,350 kg (7,385 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,620 kg (7,981 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | 3,774 kg (8,320 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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 1000 Super (TD) and the 980 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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 1000 Super (TD) and the 980 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 1000 S” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 980” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1976–1979 | 1979–1983 | 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 1000 Super (TD) has 24% more hydraulic flow (7.7 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the SOMECA 980 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- 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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, 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 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, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-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.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources