SOMECA 880 (TD) or Steyr 980?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Steyr 980: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the SOMECA 880 (TD) is ahead on PTO independence.
- The SOMECA 880 (TD) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The Steyr 980 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 33% (9.0 L/min / 2.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 82% (1,710 kg / 3,770 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Steyr 980 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 | 880 (TD) | 980 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 53.9 kW (72.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 54.9 kW (73.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | 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 880 (TD) and the 980. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 880 (TD) and the 980. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 27.0 L/min (7.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 36.0 L/min (9.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | AheadThe Steyr 980 has 33% more hydraulic flow (9.0 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,090 kg (4,608 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | AheadThe Steyr 980 has 82% more lift (1,710 kg / 3,770 lb) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,945 kg (6,493 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 3,130 kg (6,900 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | 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? | 5,850 kg (12,897 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 980. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | 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 880 (TD) and the 980. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | AheadThe Steyr 980 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | liveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | AheadThe SOMECA 880 (TD) has an independent PTO; the Steyr 980’s is live. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 880” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1975–1980 | 1974–1977 | 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 Steyr 980 has 33% more hydraulic flow (9.0 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 980 has 82% more lift (1,710 kg / 3,770 lb) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 980 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SOMECA 880 (TD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 880 (TD) has an independent PTO; the Steyr 980’s is live.
- 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 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-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