Diesel differences

[DK35vince]

I've got a Mustang 940 skid steer with a yanmar 4 cylinder diesel in it. 1989 model with who knows how many hours. Been rode hard and put up wet it's entire life. I haven't run it in a month and i know I can roll out there right now and have it fire right up on the first key turn. I would take a Yanmar over any other small diesel in existence.

OK
We have a 1989 Case 1845c (Cummins engine) at work that still gets used regularly as a backup machine (they have 7 Case skid loaders.)
Used hard commercially all its life. Has around 5000 hours, still runs just fine, never any problems from the engine.
Also have had rollers with Kubota engines, Kohler diesels, Cat, Etc.
Pavers with Cummins, sealing buggy's with Isuzu.
All with thousands of hours, and all work just fine.

 

[Molalla1]

My 1994 dodge 6.0 Cummins gets nearly 27mpg. You mean the smaller ones don’t get much bettet

:laughing: besides my '06 3500 . . . I also have a '92 2500, manual trans . . . and yes it gets great mpg . . . :thumbsup: and pulls like a good sized tractor.

 

[darmstrong2319]

The 5.9 Cummings is what I have in my 1995 f-800 single axel dump truck and I’ve not had any problems with the engine.

 

[Molalla1]

The 5.9 Cummings is what I have in my 1995 f-800 single axel dump truck and I’ve not had any problems with the engine.

Tried and true my friend . . .

 

[deserteagle71]

The 5.9 Cummins is a great engine - what powers my dually.

But 27 mpg? Maybe downhill with a tailwind. The 2500 I had got 18 mpg on a good day. My friends with the '90 to'95 2500 trucks report 22-24 mpg running down the road with no load.

Jeep Wranglers with that 3.0 diesel are just now being delivered to dealers and I'm very interested. 440 pound-feet of torque at 1600 rpm would be wonderful in a Jeep. But I'm going to wait until I hear some owner reports...that 3.0 diesel has a DPF just like any other. How is it going to respond to prolonged idling as would happen on a day spent on trails in the outback?

 

[Blue14]

I've got a Mustang 940 skid steer with a yanmar 4 cylinder diesel in it. 1989 model with who knows how many hours. Been rode hard and put up wet it's entire life. I haven't run it in a month and i know I can roll out there right now and have it fire right up on the first key turn. I would take a Yanmar over any other small diesel in existence.

I agree after owning a couple of pre tier iv kubota tractors that were noisy and rough running my Yanmar tractor is smooth and quiet compared to them and I'll take a Yanmar any day.

 

[LouNY]

People that don't live in the rust belt and have vehicles that can last don't know how lucky they are.
A lot of vehicles up once they get past 3 years old you start to find rust and corrosion issues,
by 5 years old your almost guaranteed to have issues.
And when you work on them parts don't separate, bolts twist off, nuts are round,
so much fun.

 

[Molalla1]

]The 5.9 Cummins is a great engine - what powers my dually.

But 27 mpg? Maybe downhill with a tailwind. The 2500 I had got 18 mpg on a good day. My friends with the '90 to'95 2500 trucks report 22-24 mpg running down the road with no load.[/B]

Jeep Wranglers with that 3.0 diesel are just now being delivered to dealers and I'm very interested. 440 pound-feet of torque at 1600 rpm would be wonderful in a Jeep. But I'm going to wait until I hear some owner reports...that 3.0 diesel has a DPF just like any other. How is it going to respond to prolonged idling as would happen on a day spent on trails in the outback?

That . . . your 22-24 mpg is pretty much spot on, at least with my '92 4x4 with a manual trans .

 

[nova3930]

OK
We have a 1989 Case 1845c (Cummins engine) at work that still gets used regularly as a backup machine (they have 7 Case skid loaders.)
Used hard commercially all its life. Has around 5000 hours, still runs just fine, never any problems from the engine.
Also have had rollers with Kubota engines, Kohler diesels, Cat, Etc.
Pavers with Cummins, sealing buggy's with Isuzu.
All with thousands of hours, and all work just fine.

Mine had 5k on the clock when the hobbs meter quit the first time, mostly from it's prior life as a rental. It literally went years without a functional hobbs meter and then has nearly 3k on the new hobbs. On top of that it spent quite a bit of time under maintenance neglect.

Not saying other's aren't good, but given the choice I know where I'm going....

 

[nova3930]

The 5.9 Cummins is a great engine - what powers my dually.

But 27 mpg? Maybe downhill with a tailwind. The 2500 I had got 18 mpg on a good day. My friends with the '90 to'95 2500 trucks report 22-24 mpg running down the road with no load.

Jeep Wranglers with that 3.0 diesel are just now being delivered to dealers and I'm very interested. 440 pound-feet of torque at 1600 rpm would be wonderful in a Jeep. But I'm going to wait until I hear some owner reports...that 3.0 diesel has a DPF just like any other. How is it going to respond to prolonged idling as would happen on a day spent on trails in the outback?

I'd wait and see on that one. That's the 3rd generation of the Fiat diesel that's been in the Ram 1500s. Those have had some pretty significant issues from what I can tell. Cam gear problems, weak bottom ends