SOMECA 215 (F) or ZETOR 2511?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 215 (F) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2511 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The ZETOR 2511 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 122% (11.0 L/min / 2.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The SOMECA 215 (F) suits road haulage better on this data: 15% (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 | 215 (F) | 2511 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 16.2 kW (21.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 16.9 kW (22.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 215 (F) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2511 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 215 (F) and the 2511. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 215 (F) and the 2511. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 9.0 L/min (2.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 20.0 L/min (5.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | AheadThe ZETOR 2511 has 122% more hydraulic flow (11.0 L/min / 2.9 gpm) than the SOMECA 215 (F) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 550 kg (1,213 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 800 kg (1,764 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 215 (F): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215”); the 2511: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 990 kg (2,183 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 1,340 kg (2,954 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 2511 is 35% heavier (350 kg / 772 lb) than the SOMECA 215 (F) (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 215 (F) and the 2511. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | AheadThe ZETOR 2511 has 67% more forward gears (4 gears) than the SOMECA 215 (F) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 215 (F) and the 2511. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | AheadThe SOMECA 215 (F) has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the ZETOR 2511 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | AheadThe ZETOR 2511 has an independent PTO; the SOMECA 215 (F)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 215” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1965–1968 | 1968–1975 | 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 ZETOR 2511 has 122% more hydraulic flow (11.0 L/min / 2.9 gpm) than the SOMECA 215 (F) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 2511 is 35% heavier (350 kg / 772 lb) than the SOMECA 215 (F) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 2511 has 67% more forward gears (4 gears) than the SOMECA 215 (F) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 215 (F) has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the ZETOR 2511 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 2511 has an independent PTO; the SOMECA 215 (F)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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 215 (F) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2511 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 215 (F): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 215”); the 2511: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 2511”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- 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