Engine wear hydro vs gear

[DmansPadge]

Really? what other site?

jb

I don't know if thats what it is or not... but I have noticed a few posts that turn out like that and I was wondering what caused it.

 

[wolc123]

This is a facsinating subject. While we are at it, what about tires? R1's may wear an engine out faster than R4's because they put more power to the ground, no? What about ballast? Certainly loading the tires can not be good for the engine.

 

[dirtworksequip]

wolc123, saying that the R1's would wear an engine faster than R4's???? Sorry.....................but thats way out there. You have way too much time on your hands. That would be like saying a 250 lb. operator would cause the transmission to wear more than a 150 lb. operator.

bx23barry got it right about the hydro's parasitic losses.

Sincerely, Dirt

 

[wolc123]

You are right it is out there, just about as far as the hydro/gear question.

 

[DreaminGreen]

I refuse to worry about parasitic losses,my R4's having less traction, a gear tractor being able to out pull me, how much I weigh affecting my traction, if my tires are filled or not. I need THERAPY I'm going to go spend some quality time with my tractor and not worry about it's inadaquacies.

 

[mjarrels]

I believe a head wind or tail wind may also effect engine wear!

mark

 

[johnk]

As long as the assemblers at the plant used the right materials and torque on all the bolts all brands will last a veeeery long time. You'll probably get bored with yours and trade up before you encounter any real problems... Now, back to that Hydro Vs gear...............Oh Boy.....

 

[bx23barry]

Barry, did you have the hick-ups while you were typing?

No I wrote it in word and pasted it here. I thought I went back and edited it; buuutttt??????????????

 

[NewToy]

This is a facsinating subject. While we are at it, what about tires? R1's may wear an engine out faster than R4's because they put more power to the ground, no? What about ballast? Certainly loading the tires can not be good for the engine.

I guess what I was getting at was if an experienced mechanic that had these two different engines on the bench, could he identify which tractor they came from by observing the engine wear characteristics? That's all, if you don't know or don't care, that's fine with me too. Wasn't concerned about the tires or the ballast but I'll ponder it while working in the woods. As soon as I reach a conclusion I'll let you know. Thanks for your valuable input.

John

 

[MikePA]

I don't know if thats what it is or not... but I have noticed a few posts that turn out like that and I was wondering what caused it.

This is a known problem when text is composed in a word processor like Word then pasted into a post. Anything I compose is done as a text file in Notepad.

A mechanic could determine if there was a gear or a hydro behind an engine with the same accuracy as looking at a car engine and determining, by engine wear, if the vehicle had a manual or automatic transmission.