moojamboo
Bronze Member
Hi all,
New to tractors (Feb 2011). I have a Ford 1710 with 690 hours with a Norse 3pt winch.
I was doing some log skidding yesterday after work and forgot a couple of times to crank the rpm's back up to the 540 level for the attachment before I winched. It winched fine (got a tree stuck only once (stalled the engine), I pushed the rpm's to 540 and it worked like a charm - actually ripped a complete stump that was blocking progress right out of the ground. A big smile appeared on my face).
Can I use the lowest rpm needed for the job? It would seem like less fuel used. Or is not using the gear at the correct power bad for the attachment/engine (3 cylinder diesel)?
Part of me thinks of the recommendation to always use 2wd until you NEED 4wd to reduce driveline wear / increase fuel economy. But on the flip-side if I gave this computer half power it would not work well.
You can see my progress, I was quite happy:
Thoughts? thanks in advance,
New to tractors (Feb 2011). I have a Ford 1710 with 690 hours with a Norse 3pt winch.
I was doing some log skidding yesterday after work and forgot a couple of times to crank the rpm's back up to the 540 level for the attachment before I winched. It winched fine (got a tree stuck only once (stalled the engine), I pushed the rpm's to 540 and it worked like a charm - actually ripped a complete stump that was blocking progress right out of the ground. A big smile appeared on my face).
Can I use the lowest rpm needed for the job? It would seem like less fuel used. Or is not using the gear at the correct power bad for the attachment/engine (3 cylinder diesel)?
Part of me thinks of the recommendation to always use 2wd until you NEED 4wd to reduce driveline wear / increase fuel economy. But on the flip-side if I gave this computer half power it would not work well.
You can see my progress, I was quite happy:
Thoughts? thanks in advance,