SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) or SOMECA SOM-612?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 715/5 L (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-612 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 20% (4.6 L/min / 1.2 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
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 | 715/5 L (DT) | SOM-612 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 46.3 kW (62.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | 45.6 kW (61.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 612” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 715/5 L (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-612 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 715/5 L (DT) and the SOM-612. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 715/5 L (DT) and the SOM-612. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 27.3 L/min (7.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | 22.7 L/min (6.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 612” | AheadThe SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) has 20% more hydraulic flow (4.6 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the SOMECA SOM-612 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the SOM-612. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | 3,020 kg (6,658 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 612” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 715/5 L (DT) and the SOM-612. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 7 to 14Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | 7Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 612” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 715/5 L (DT) and the SOM-612. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | 24 km/h (14.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 612” | 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 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 612” | AheadThe SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA SOM-612 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 715/5 L (DT) and the SOM-612. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 715/5 L” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 612” | AheadThe SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the SOMECA SOM-612 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1968 | 1964–1965 | 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 SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) has 20% more hydraulic flow (4.6 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the SOMECA SOM-612 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA SOM-612 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 715/5 L (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the SOMECA SOM-612 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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.
- 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 715/5 L (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-612 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources