7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneSOMECA 480-8 (TD)1981–1982No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 500 (TD)1971–1973No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 480-8 (TD) and the 500 (TD) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

7 material differences · 10 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

SOMECA 480-8 (TD) and SOMECA 500 (TD), field by field
Field480-8 (TD)500 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed47.3 hp47.3 hp—
Engine declaredFIAT-IVECO 8035.02.200 (300)FIAT-IVECO 8035.02.202differs
Displacement declared2.59 L2.59 L—
Maximum torque declared112 lb·ft · 152 N·m118 lb·ft · 160 N·m+5% 500 (TD)
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredDry FERODO double clutchPedal-operated two-stage dry FERODO double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.1 gpm · 26.8 L/min5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min+23% 480-8 (TD)
Pressure declared2,843 psi · 196 bar2,843 psi · 196 bar—
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared3,858 lb · 1,750 kg3,417 lb · 1,550 kg+13% 480-8 (TD)
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,990 lb · 1,810 kg4,023 lb · 1,825 kg—
Wheelbase declared76.9 in · 1,953 mm75.6 in · 1,920 mm—
Length declared114.6 in · 2,910 mm119.1 in · 3,025 mm—
Width declared70.5 in · 1,790 mm62.4–92.9 in · 1,585–2,360 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared17.9 in · 455 mm15.0 in · 380 mm+20% 480-8 (TD)
Turning radius, braked declared9.7 ft · 2.95 m9.7 ft · 2.95 m—
Fuel tank declared57.1 qt · 54.0 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L—

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

SOMECA 480-8 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 480-8”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480/480 DT”

SOMECA 500 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500”