Oil & Fuel 1026R fuel consumption?

cottermac · Aug 23, 2012

I think the next time I get the tractor out I will use my stop watch on phone and compare it to my hour meter. I think it would be somewhat close. Then I will report back. I do what to thank everybody for their feedback I really appreciate it.

cottermac · Aug 27, 2012

Well I got some seat time this weekend, without any good results. I went to the dealer Friday to borrow a 60 inch seeder and the tractor would barely pick it up. I talked to service manager about the fuel use and the hydraulics problems, he said when you get done we will bring it in to look at it. But to make a long story short the tractor was still drinking fuel and by Sunday night it would barely pull it self to the barn. So to the shop it goes, I will post the finds later this week.

cottermac · Aug 28, 2012

Well this what they found, alot of silicone sucked up in the transmission sump screen. This might make a differences in the fuel consumption. I guess I will find out when they get it back together.

ejb69 · Aug 28, 2012

My 1206 uses aprox 1-1.5 gallon per hour.

Burple_X · Aug 30, 2012

I have a 1023E, which is only slightly different than your 1026R and I use it strictly for mowing. I've been using mine for 3 months and never had any issues with fuel consumption. I average just over 1 GPH. I always run my mower at 2000 to 2100 RPMs (engine speed). No black smoke or evidence of "soot" anywhere.

megaboz · Aug 30, 2012

Well I think the OP found the issue. Hydraulic pump clogged up would probably require more fuel to pump thus worse fuel economy.

cottermac · Aug 31, 2012

So I got some seat time yesterday. I ran for about 4 hours and didn't even use half a tank of fuel. I guess the clogged up pump was the problem. I'm glad to see it fixed and hope no one else has this problem.

s219 · Aug 31, 2012

How about that. Glad to hear they took a serious look and were able to solve the problem.

Where did the silicone come from? Scraps of a gasket sealant??

cottermac · Aug 31, 2012

s219 said:
How about that. Glad to hear they took a serious look and were able to solve the problem.

Where did the silicone come from? Scraps of a gasket sealant??

S219 It was from the factor assembly, the rear end is all sealed with silicon.