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Years in Production / 1961–1963
SOMECA
Som 55
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the SOMECA Som 55.
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55hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
1961–1963
Production years
SOMECA
Manufacturer
Som 55 / 01
At a glance
Production
Built in France
- Manufacturer
- SOMECA
Hydraulics
- Pump Flow
- 5.7 gpm21.6 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
- Control
- position and draft control
- Rear Lift
- 2646 lbs1200 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Battery Volts
- 12
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Disc brakes
Open operator station.
Som 55 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Fiat CO1 D/55
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 253.6 ci4.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.13x4.72 inches105 x 120 mm
- Power
- 55 hp41.0 kW
- Compression Ratio
- 15:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1750
- Firing Order
- 1-3-4-2
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Fiat 4.2L 4-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 23.3 gal88.2 L
Som 55 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Three gears, plus reverse, in two ranges with additional seventh gear available in both ranges. Amplicouple provides an additional low range for each gear.
- Transmission
- Amplicouple
- Gears
- 14 forward and 4 reverse
Som 55 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 140.9 in357 cm
- Width
- 68.9 in175 cm
- Height
- 72.5 in184 cm
- Wheelbase
- 79.9 in202 cm
- Front tread
- 51.2 in130 cm
- Rear tread
- 51.2 in130 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 79.9 inches202 cm
- Weight
- 5776 lbs2619 kg
- Front Tire
- 6.50-20
- Rear Tire
- 14-30
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 6.50-20
- Rear Ag
- 14-30
- Rear Ag
- 12-38