SOMECA 300 (TD) or WHITE 2-30?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 300 (TD) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2-30 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The WHITE 2-30 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 169% (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The WHITE 2-30 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 300 (TD) | 2-30 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 20.6 kW (27.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 19.9 kW (26.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 300 (TD) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2-30 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 300 (TD) and the 2-30. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 300 (TD) and the 2-30. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 9.3 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 25.0 L/min (6.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | AheadThe WHITE 2-30 has 169% more hydraulic flow (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 650 kg (1,433 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 420 kg (926 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 300 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300”); the 2-30: lift 610 mm behind the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,080 kg (2,381 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 1,190 kg (2,624 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The WHITE 2-30 is 10% heavier (110 kg / 243 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 300 (TD) and the 2-30. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | AheadThe WHITE 2-30 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 300 (TD) and the 2-30. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | AheadThe WHITE 2-30 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | AheadThe WHITE 2-30 has an independent PTO; the SOMECA 300 (TD)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 300” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “White 2-30” | AheadThe SOMECA 300 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the WHITE 2-30 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1972–1978 | 1979–1984 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The WHITE 2-30 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 WHITE 2-30 has 169% more hydraulic flow (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The WHITE 2-30 is 10% heavier (110 kg / 243 lb) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The WHITE 2-30 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The WHITE 2-30 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 300 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The WHITE 2-30 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 WHITE 2-30 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The WHITE 2-30 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 300 (TD) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2-30 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 300 (TD): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 300”); the 2-30: lift 610 mm behind the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “White 2-30”) — 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