dirtdevil911
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- Jan 3, 2012
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- 34
- Tractor
- L3410
Just like a GMC the top of the tank is huge but the last half is gone in a hart beat.
There is some discussion on the significance of the hour meter reading. And it may be different on different Kioti models. It was discussed previously here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/164597-hour-meter-operation.html
It seems that many (most?) of these meters log one hour per hour of real time at about 2000 (or maybe 2400) rpm but less than an hour at idle rpm. I guess you need to test this on your tractor to know what your hour meter really indicates.
My DK45S manual says:
"This meter shows the number of hours
the tractor has been operated at rated
engine rpm. "
I'd forget about any comparisons between your CK-20 and the DK-45.
Plus you state use in high gear and running on the road, full blast AC, etc., not usual uses for most of these size HST tractors. Were you dragging the brake too?!:laughing:
Anyway I have 400+ hours on my DK-40, no cab, no AC, does have a canopy, and I usually put about 8-9 gallons in at any fill up. I happen to have a 200 gallon +/- fuel storage tank, with metering, so I can see what it takes to fill to the top of the tank each time.
The biggest difference I see in fuel consumption is in or out of 4WD.
I try to equate fuel use to work performed, and as already stated what it would cost to have someone else do the work. Since I've wracked up over $275,000 in excavation/foundation/clearing costs in the last 4 years, my tractor fuel costs are really negligible by comparison.:shocked:
Unless I misunderstood you last posted 52 hours and most recently did two hours in a tree, so 54 hours would be the sum of your hours- NO?I remember that discussion but I'm a little skeptical that this is the case with the DK SE series, only because that would mean that I actually ran longer than the 14hrs on the clock since a lot of the time was at an idle, and I don't think that's possible. I also did my Christmas lights last weekend and since no job is worth doing if you can't use your tractor, it was with me running at an idle most of the time I was out. I rachet strapped an extention ladder to my pallet forks to be able to get to the top of a 50 ft tree (Darwin award territory, I know) and only increased the RPMs to reposition. I was out for 2 hrs on that tree and the hour meter now says 54hrs.