Tractor smoking

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Matt2796

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Mahindra Emax 25
My tractor is smoking quite a bit and smells like fuel alot, the smoke looks bluish. Wondering what it could be.
 

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It is burning oil that is slipping by the rings or valve stems. How many hours does it have and do you run it out close to full throttle or do you baby it?
 
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Has just under 400 hours and I run between 2500 and 2700 rpm when blowing snow.
 
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But how about the rest of the time, do you run it in the same range?
 
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It is burning oil that is slipping by the rings or valve stems. How many hours does it have and do you run it out close to full throttle or do you baby it?
Hey Tractor Tech, I have tractors and really don’t know the best ways to run one. I never go full throttle, I know I run to slow bush hogging I’m afraid my old 10 woods will fly all to pieces. Disking and chiseling I go near full throttle. Anyway if you got any comments I’ll learn something. Thank you
 
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But how about the rest of the time, do you run it in the same range?
Wether i'm driving or blowing/pushing snow I run at about 2500, when parked I bring it down to about 1500
 
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I mean the rest of the year. How do you use it?
Also, can we assume that this has been getting worse, not all of a sudden?
 
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I mean the rest of the year. How do you use it?
Also, can we assume that this has been getting worse, not all of a sudden?
I pretty much only use it in the winter time, it's parked during summer. Oil was changed 2 months ago. A few weeks back I had it running in park and noticed the smoke I replaced the fuel filter and air filter after that did not run it until today. This started recently.
 
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Hey Tractor Tech, I have tractors and really don’t know the best ways to run one. I never go full throttle, I know I run to slow bush hogging I’m afraid my old 10 woods will fly all to pieces. Disking and chiseling I go near full throttle. Anyway if you got any comments I’ll learn something. Thank you
Mike, I assume you are talking about the WM and does it have a hydro transmission? Hydros run at 3/4 to full throttle most of the time to be the most efficient. Lighter loads don't necessarily have to
Any PTO work like bushhogging requires the PTO at 530-550 rpm range to keep the blade tip speed at the correct speed for smooth cutting. This varies tractor to tractor. The PTO is engineered to run around the peak of the torque curve. On some tractors this could be close to full rpm. Whatever the case, you aren't doing your equipment any favors not running at the optimum speed.

Chiseling and disking full speed is fine, but again, you need to run at the upper end of the torque curve which could allow you to throttle back a little.
 

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