SOMECA SOM-35 or SOMECA SOM-431 V/E?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the SOM-35 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-431 V/E has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The SOMECA SOM-35 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 33% (300 kg / 661 lb) more three-point lift.
- The SOMECA SOM-35 suits road haulage better on this data: 35% (6.0 km/h / 3.7 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 | SOM-35 | SOM-431 V/E | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.2 kW (40.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 30.2 kW (40.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the SOM-35 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-431 V/E 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 SOM-35 and the SOM-431 V/E. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the SOM-35 and the SOM-431 V/E. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 900 kg (1,984 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | AheadThe SOMECA SOM-35 has 33% more lift (300 kg / 661 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-431 V/E (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,510 kg (3,329 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 1,450 kg (3,197 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | 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 SOM-35 and the SOM-431 V/E. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the SOM-35 and the SOM-431 V/E. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 17 km/h (10.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | AheadThe SOMECA SOM-35 has 35% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-431 V/E (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | AheadThe SOMECA SOM-431 V/E has an independent PTO; the SOMECA SOM-35’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 35” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 431” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1963 | 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 SOM-35 has 33% more lift (300 kg / 661 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-431 V/E (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA SOM-35 has 35% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-431 V/E (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA SOM-431 V/E has an independent PTO; the SOMECA SOM-35’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- Even on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the SOM-35 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the SOM-431 V/E 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, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources