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

 

[California]

... 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.

Agree. I did that today. Mid 40's weather, colder in the barn. I started the little guy - Yanmar YM186D, three cylinder, early 1980's - when it it hadn't been started for a month. I should have charged the battery first, it cranked unusually slow. But it fired after a couple of TDC's and immediately was as smooth as if it had been 5 minutes since it last ran.

The 70's design YM240 starts as readily but that 2-cylinder thumper is painful to listen to cold or warm, 'the sound of raw power!' In 2005 I posted on here a small vid with sound illustrating this. It starts as readily today, now 40 years old. Here's the post if anyone wanys to hear an Old School Yanmar.

Sound file posted - cold start and Yanmar Hammer

 

[Gcorron]

My 97 5.9 Cummins is consistent at 18-19. If I get it on the open highway, and set the cruise control, it will hit 22-24 consistently. Every time I pull into a 7-11, or somewhere, there's nearly always someone offering me money for it. Not for sale!!

George

 

[Molalla1]

My 97 5.9 Cummins is consistent at 18-19. If I get it on the open highway, and set the cruise control, it will hit 22-24 consistently. Every time I pull into a 7-11, or somewhere, there's nearly always someone offering me money for it. Not for sale!!

George

Ya I have a '92 2500 and a '06 3500 that are not going anywhere.

 

[Topzide]

I've got an 2014 3500HD Ram. Got the Cummins 6.7 with 4.10 gears, dually 4x4. I get 17 - 18 on summer fuel running county roads with 22+ on highway. Winter fuel has cost me about 1 - 2 mpg on either. I'm 3rd owner with 140k+. Engine is smooth even with cold (below 32) start. Love the power I've got. Runs best on highway @2000 / 70mph! JM2C

 

[Molalla1]

I've got an 2014 3500HD Ram. Got the Cummins 6.7 with 4.10 gears, dually 4x4. I get 17 - 18 on summer fuel running county roads with 22+ on highway. Winter fuel has cost me about 1 - 2 mpg on either. I'm 3rd owner with 140k+. Engine is smooth even with cold (below 32) start. Love the power I've got. Runs best on highway @2000 / 70mph! JM2C

2,000 RPM's at 70 with 4.10 gearing? You must run bigger tires?

 

[Topzide]

Stock tires. That's the sweet spot on this truck.

 

[Molalla1]

Stock tires. That's the sweet spot on this truck.

OK, ya, I guess my 3500 with 3.56 gearing runs about 1900 rpm's at 70.

 

[dodge man]

I've owned a Kubota BX 0.9 liters, and currently own a JD 2025R with a 1.3 liter Yanmar. The Yanmar smokes like a son of a gun on start up and runs rough, but after just a few seconds it smooth. Idles very high, almost 1500 rpms. The Kubota idled at something like 1250 rpms, still pretty high. For being smaller the Kubota made pretty good power and used less fuel then the Yanmar but wasn't as smooth and quiet.

I owned a 2004 Ram with a Cummins (no "G" in that word) and had 4.10 gears. I'm guessing the newer trucks have a little deeper overdrive because mine was humming down the road at 70 mph but I don't remember the exact RPM's. I never saw 20 mpg with that truck but towing didn't seem to lower the mpg by very much.

 

[Topzide]

I've also got a couple Iseki's with 3cly Mitsubishi's in them and the run smooth through the power range. Only little smoke when working hard with Gov kicking in. Not sure on age but hours are just over 1k on the 15hp and just under 700 on the 17hp. Block heaters make the real cold starting a breeze! Old school without any computers!

 

[Industrial Toys]

Dodge Man. Next you will be saying that Burton isn't the founder!