SOMECA 600 (TD) or Steyr 185 a?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the SOMECA 600 (TD): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on drive.
- The SOMECA 600 (TD) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 56% (7.8 L/min / 2.1 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 | 600 (TD) | 185 a | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 35.2 kW (47.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 35.8 kW (48.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | 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 600 (TD) and the 185 a. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 600 (TD) and the 185 a. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 14.0 L/min (3.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | AheadThe SOMECA 600 (TD) has 56% more hydraulic flow (7.8 L/min / 2.1 gpm) than the Steyr 185 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,540 kg (3,395 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 600 (TD): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600”); the 185 a: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,115 kg (4,663 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 185 a is 32% heavier (685 kg / 1,510 lb) than the SOMECA 600 (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 600 (TD) and the 185 a. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 6 to 9Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | 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? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 600 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | 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 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 600 (TD) and the 185 a. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 600” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | AheadThe SOMECA 600 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the Steyr 185 a is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1971–1973 | 1958–1967 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 600 (TD) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The SOMECA 600 (TD) has 56% more hydraulic flow (7.8 L/min / 2.1 gpm) than the Steyr 185 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 185 a is 32% heavier (685 kg / 1,510 lb) than the SOMECA 600 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 600 (TD) is available with four-wheel drive; the Steyr 185 a is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 600 (TD) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 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 rpm).
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 600 (TD): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 600”); the 185 a: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a”) — 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, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources