SOMECA 500 E or VALMET 502?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 502: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the SOMECA 500 E is ahead on forward gears.
- The VALMET 502 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 42% (9.1 L/min / 2.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The VALMET 502 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 | 500 E | 502 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.2 kW (40.46 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 30.2 kW (40 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | 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 500 E and the 502. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 500 E and the 502. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 30.9 L/min (8.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | AheadThe VALMET 502 has 42% more hydraulic flow (9.1 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the SOMECA 500 E (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,550 kg (3,417 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | 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? | 1,725 kg (3,803 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 2,557 kg (5,637 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 502 is 48% heavier (832 kg / 1,834 lb) than the SOMECA 500 E (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 500 E and the 502. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | AheadThe SOMECA 500 E has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the VALMET 502 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 500 E and the 502. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | AheadThe VALMET 502 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 500 E (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 500 E” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 502” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1971–1973 | 1971–1982 | 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 VALMET 502 has 42% more hydraulic flow (9.1 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the SOMECA 500 E (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 502 is 48% heavier (832 kg / 1,834 lb) than the SOMECA 500 E (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 500 E has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the VALMET 502 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 502 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 500 E (both top speed forward, 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- 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.
- 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