idaho farm boy
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- Massey Ferguson 1835M
Hey everyone,
Earlier this year I traded in my 1966 John Deere 1020 for a Massey Ferguson 1835M compact with a hydrostat transmission. I have been blindsided, so to speak, on how much more fuel a hydrostat consumes when compared to a gear drive. Best example:
Mowing hay with a sickle, frontier sb3106 (6 foot), took 21 gallons to do 5 acres. 4 gallons raking. 10 gallons baling. We have an Ibex TX31 mini round baler that does 50 pound round bales. This Massey is perfect match up with the baler. Basically 31 gallons for 5 acres. 2nd cutting hay, which was done in July, same field. I got rid of the new Frontier mower and went back to my old John Deere #8 sicklemower, took 4 gallons to mow, 4 gallons to rake, and around 6 to bale. Had more hay as well.
So I am wondering, if I traded my tractor in for a gear driven, like a shuttle, doing the exact same work, would my fuel consumption decrease? 10.6 gallon fuel tank, 2 gallons per hour, 5 hours of work. And my old Deere had a 16 gallon tank and I was around 10-11 hours per tank, unless I was disking, then it burned more.
So what's your thoughts?
Earlier this year I traded in my 1966 John Deere 1020 for a Massey Ferguson 1835M compact with a hydrostat transmission. I have been blindsided, so to speak, on how much more fuel a hydrostat consumes when compared to a gear drive. Best example:
Mowing hay with a sickle, frontier sb3106 (6 foot), took 21 gallons to do 5 acres. 4 gallons raking. 10 gallons baling. We have an Ibex TX31 mini round baler that does 50 pound round bales. This Massey is perfect match up with the baler. Basically 31 gallons for 5 acres. 2nd cutting hay, which was done in July, same field. I got rid of the new Frontier mower and went back to my old John Deere #8 sicklemower, took 4 gallons to mow, 4 gallons to rake, and around 6 to bale. Had more hay as well.
So I am wondering, if I traded my tractor in for a gear driven, like a shuttle, doing the exact same work, would my fuel consumption decrease? 10.6 gallon fuel tank, 2 gallons per hour, 5 hours of work. And my old Deere had a 16 gallon tank and I was around 10-11 hours per tank, unless I was disking, then it burned more.
So what's your thoughts?