SOMECA SOM-411/B or Volvo T-32?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the SOM-411/B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the T-32 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Volvo T-32 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 44% (7.3 L/min / 1.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Volvo T-32 suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (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-411/B | T-32 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 28.7 kW (38.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 411/B” | 28.7 kW (38.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the SOM-411/B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the T-32 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-411/B and the T-32. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the SOM-411/B and the T-32. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16.5 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 411/B” | 23.8 L/min (6.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | AheadThe Volvo T-32 has 44% more hydraulic flow (7.3 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the SOMECA SOM-411/B (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 850 kg (1,874 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the SOM-411/B. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,330 kg (2,932 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 411/B” | 2,295 kg (5,060 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T-32 is 73% heavier (965 kg / 2,127 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-411/B (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 SOM-411/B and the T-32. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 411/B” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | 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-411/B and the T-32. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 24 km/h (14.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 411/B” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | AheadThe Volvo T-32 has 25% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-411/B (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 411/B” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | 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 SOM-411/B and the T-32. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Someca SOM 411/B” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 32” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1964–1965 | 1950–1957 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA SOM-411/B is newer: production began 14 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Volvo T-32 has 44% more hydraulic flow (7.3 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the SOMECA SOM-411/B (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T-32 is 73% heavier (965 kg / 2,127 lb) than the SOMECA SOM-411/B (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T-32 has 25% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the SOMECA SOM-411/B (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA SOM-411/B is newer: production began 14 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the SOM-411/B has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the T-32 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