12 material differences
Tractor oneSOMECA DA-50 L1955–1957No measured PTO figureTractor twoVolvo T-551953–1959No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the DA-50 L and the T-55 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
12 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | DA-50 L | T-55 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 38.5 hp | 56.2 hp | +46% T-55 |
| Engine declared | O.M.-MILANO COD-40 | BOLINDER-MUNKTELL 1054 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 3.77 L | 4.48 L | +19% T-55 |
| Maximum torque declared | 137 lb·ft · 186 N·m | 195 lb·ft · 265 N·m | +42% T-55 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 13.7 mph · 22 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | +36% T-55 |
| Clutch declared | — | pedal-operated dry single-disc clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 3.4 gpm · 13.0 L/min | 7.1 gpm · 26.8 L/min | +106% T-55 |
| Pressure declared | 1,784 psi · 123 bar | 1,276 psi · 88 bar | +40% DA-50 L |
| Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared | 2,425 lb · 1,100 kg | 1,984 lb · 900 kg | +22% DA-50 L |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,910 lb · 2,227 kg | 6,504 lb · 2,950 kg | +32% T-55 |
| Wheelbase declared | 79.9 in · 2,030 mm | 85.6 in · 2,175 mm | +7% T-55 |
| Length declared | 130.3 in · 3,310 mm | 135.8 in · 3,450 mm | — |
| Width declared | 68.7–95.1 in · 1,745–2,415 mm | 72.4 in · 1,840 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 14.3 in · 364 mm | 16.9 in · 430 mm | +18% T-55 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 5.2 ft · 1.57 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 59.2 qt · 56.0 L | 116.2 qt · 110.0 L | +96% T-55 |
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 DA-50 L sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50 L”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca DA 50”
Volvo T-55 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 55”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bolinder-Munktell BM 55”