First refill to check fuel consumption. ....Wow...!!!

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ATP

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Location
Land Between the Lakes
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John Deere 3038e and LS K 5047
Just refilled tractor (ls k 5047) for first time since purchase. 1st tank thru averaged 3/4 gallon per hour....
If I had not seen it on the gauge I would not have believed it!!
The tractor was used 70% for Bush hogging. .. half of that was weeds/grass 4ft tall...rest was pasture...2 to 3ft tall.
I ran an 8ft disc for an hour and 5ft tiller for an hour too..
So pretty good average of work. Rest was loader work.
 
   / First refill to check fuel consumption. ....Wow...!!! #2  
What hp is it? My figures on the JD 4010 (18.5 hp) were 0.46 gph over 660 hours. The JD 1025R seemed a direct hp proration to 0.61 gph. First tankful on the 2025R (about 1 hp more than the 1025) was around 0.75 gph, too much by hp proration. Think the 1st tankful on the 1025 was a tad high, too.

My fuel usage gem is the Isuzu diesel generator. I figured, at around 2 kwh average, that it would consume about 0.2 gph from the fuel charts published on this 12.5 kw unit. That's about what it has run now for near 3 years running. Still not to the 50 hour oil change yet. Oil still almost like new.

Ralph

Ralph
 
   / First refill to check fuel consumption. ....Wow...!!! #3  
The K5047 is a 47HP utility tractor.
I haven't checked fuel consumption, just refill when needed.
 
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