In another thread someone stated running the PTO at rated speed is the condition where one hour of seat time equals one hour of clock time.
I believe this goes back to something I read months ago on another forum where readers talked about the hourmeter on their tractor, and if that device really represented actual hours logged. Some readers thought its display changed proportionately based on engine speed, the thought being a tractor idling versus a tractor pulling a plow full bore through a clay field are two completely different wear patterns on a tractor, and the hourmeter should failrly represent the duty a tractor has seen. Other people thought an hour display was an actual hour passed, and that was that.
I contacted the Kubota website and asked the question if the hourmeter display relied on engine speed, or was it simply like a wall clock. The answer was it's simply a clock which runs the instant the key is turned, engine running or not.
Any comments? Are other brands different?
I believe this goes back to something I read months ago on another forum where readers talked about the hourmeter on their tractor, and if that device really represented actual hours logged. Some readers thought its display changed proportionately based on engine speed, the thought being a tractor idling versus a tractor pulling a plow full bore through a clay field are two completely different wear patterns on a tractor, and the hourmeter should failrly represent the duty a tractor has seen. Other people thought an hour display was an actual hour passed, and that was that.
I contacted the Kubota website and asked the question if the hourmeter display relied on engine speed, or was it simply like a wall clock. The answer was it's simply a clock which runs the instant the key is turned, engine running or not.
Any comments? Are other brands different?