Tractor Hours/Year

[rcaretti]

I believe I have ~400 hours on my 2003 New Holland TC40D. I plow snow and spread a little gravel in the winter and do a some pasture mowing in the summer.

I just had it in for a fluid change/filters and had a few issues fixed, such a new bucket, and a #$!%$! mouse had a nest in the dash and chewed up the wires on the ECM/glow plug controller, plus a few smaller issues.

Why do I have barn cats if they're letting mice cause havoc?

 

[lilranch2001]

Best thing I have ever done is start spraying “Rodent Defense” around and on my vehicles and barn, as long as I do it religiously I don’t have any more rodent problems, at least, as of now knock on wood……….

I buy it at Amazon

 

[John_Mc]

Your thinking in that department is right on time. I get so dang fired up every 10 or 15 hours of having to quit what I'm doing for sometimes 30 minutes while waiting for this thing to clean out the exhaust.

I was under the impression you could keep working while the regen cycle happened. I fact, I thought they wanted it worked hard o keep the temperature up.

I've never owned a tractor that had these kinds of systems, though I suspect that day is coming.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I am around 230 hours a year on mine, all summer, this winter is the first time I am putting hours on it during the winter.

 

[brutus54]

89' Ford 1720 4wd FEL. 1658 hrs. I'm the 3rd owner. -10 2 days ago and it fired right up. I got it from my neighbor with 780 hrs. in 2014.

 

[jyoutz]

I was under the impression you could keep working while the regen cycle happened. I fact, I thought they wanted it worked hard o keep the temperature up.

I've never owned a tractor that had these kinds of systems, though I suspect that day is coming.

Yes you are supposed to just raise the rpms and keep working during a regeneration cycle.

 

[jyoutz]

Your thinking in that department is right on time. I get so dang fired up every 10 or 15 hours of having to quit what I'm doing for sometimes 30 minutes while waiting for this thing to clean out the exhaust. It makes me want to scream; well, it does make me scream every time it happens. This greenie weeny crap, especially on tractors needs to go. This EPA needs to be whittled down a notch or two. They could fire about half of those people, and they would never be missed then maybe some worthwhile things could get done.

Mine regenerates every 50-75 hours. 10-15 is too frequent and indicates either a problem with the unit or you’re operating it at too low of rpm. And I keep working while the regeneration process is happening. There’s no need to stop work.

 

[RjCorazza]

Mine regenerates every 50-75 hours. 10-15 is too frequent and indicates either a problem with the unit or you’re operating it at too low of rpm. And I keep working while the regeneration process is happening. There’s no need to stop work.

That's in the range of my regens, I average about 50h between. I also have always worked straight through every Regen, and I keep a project or two available if the tractor calls for a regen when I'm done for the day.

 

[Carl_NH]

760 hours in 24 years some years 50+ when there are bigger projects other years 25-30 hours when there are none but invaluable when needed to lift/move/haul/dig dirt, split wood and move brush etc.

Usually run at 1500 to 1700 RPM and the hour meter is mechanical which registers fewer hours at these RPMs so actual machine hours are higher,

 

[dkmc]

the hour meter is mechanical which registers fewer hours at these RPMs so actual machine hours are higher,

What that means I have no idea.....