Oil & Fuel Fuel consumption

[RalphVa]

Anyone know how much diesel your NH TC18, JD 4010, MF GC2300 or BX1800/2200 use per hour?

Neighbor has an old JD of probably about 30ish Hp. Friend of hers who runs it says it uses a gallon/hr. Its fuel gauge no longer works. You have to stick it. Helps to know how much it uses to not have to do this. Thing holds 8 gallons.

I'm guessing these mentioned above use about 1/2 gallon/hr.

A diesel automobile running for an hour at about 3,000ish rpm would probably use near 2 gallons for a mid size and a gallon and a half for a Rabbit/Golf-sized one.

Ralph

 

[SacandagaBrad]

It's hard to say with any precision since I top it off before it drops below 1/4 tank, but I would say my TC24 burns about 1/2 gallon per hour on average. Full bore mowing or snow blowing would obviously use more.

Brad

 

[44trxfun]

Average of 1/2 gal/hour's probably about right for my GC2300. And, I agree with Brad--full-bore snowblowing probably uses a bit more.

 

[OkeeDon]

As I mentioned in another thread, I have averaged about 2/3 gallon per hour on my TC18, but I use the heck out of it -- very little mowing, usually heavy lifting, digging, clearing, moving dirt, grading, etc.

 

[Wannafish]

My JD 4010 Cut uses about 1 gal/hr when brush hogging and tilling - I work it, not baby it. About 1/2 gal/hr for normal usage, and about 3/4 gal/hr for mowing...so I guess I'm about the same as Don.

 

[DAVELR]

I have a B2910, 30 hp Kubota. It will use about 6/10 of a gal per hour mowing. I am sure it would be more plowing.

 

[JLD]

You did not ask about a B2410, but on average I get about 10 hours with 5 gallons.

 

[MikePA]

This reply is not directed at anyone in particular....

I'm confused /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif. For a given rpm, how can the task being performed substantially affect how much fuel is used? In other words, if I am mowing grass at 2500 rpm wont I use the same amount of fuel if I were plowing at 2500 rpm? Just trying to understand. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[popabear]

Not so, the more you load the engine the more fuel it will use to maintain the required RPM's

 

[cowboydoc]

Think of it as speed going up a hill in a car Mike. If you are going 65 you have to increase the accelerator to stay at that 65 speed. Then you use less fuel to go the same speed on the flat. It's the same with the tractors except, just like cruise control will increase your fuel consumption to keep going the same speed, the tractor motor is designed to do the same thing with regard to rpms.

When I'm pulling my manure spreader I'm at pto speed and don't use much fuel. However, when I hook a mower conditioner to the tractor I'm still going the same speed and at the same rpms but I'll go through fuel twice as fast using the mower conditioner as I will spreading manure.

 

[Richard]

Hmm... time for one of my really dumb questions.

* not asking this to be a smart hiney, I'm genuinly curious *

Why would anyone (other than someone in a business for profit) CARE what their usage per hour is? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

I use my backhoe and some weeks will use 30 gallons of fuel and at other times (like now) doubt I've used 10 gallons of fuel over the last three months.

Obviously, I've not been using it as much over last three months, but when I DO use it... "it uses what it uses" and I just get more as I need it. I've never once thought to wonder what my usage per hour is... UNTIL I've read these comments /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif NOW I gotta admit, I'm curious and it's all your fault (collectively) /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif. (must be an infectious curiosity?)

That all said, I've STILL never paid attention to my usage, so unless you are a professional farmer which, I'd venture most here are not, why would you be concerned or is it mere curiosity?

Richard

 

[cowboydoc]

Glad you said it Richard. I thought the same thing myself. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[art]

To do loader work you will use far less probably like a 1/2 gallon or less when mowing you will be close to doubling it like on the BX.

 

[Richard]

Maybe Mr. Chalkley started it with all his tweeks & record keeping?

I'm not positive but it's my story and I'm sticking with it!

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[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Why would anyone (other than someone in a business for profit) CARE what their usage per hour is? )</font>

Curiosity! And maybe braggin' rights? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[slowrev]

Bird,
I agree with the bragging rights thing. However with me it is a functional thing too. I like to know how many hours I can work my tractor before I have to go back to the shed for a refuel. I hate running out of fuel and taking a long walk /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif The problem is worse for diesels that run dry of fuel.

 

[Richard]

maybe I "cheat" by having a fuel gauge /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[normde2001]

If you go back and read the original post, it was asking about how many hours to run on a tank of fuel with a broken fuel guage /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif... Makes sense to me.

 

[Richard]

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Oops.... I musta missed that fine print!

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[OkeeDon]

Just curiosity, on my part -- sometimes it doesn't take a whole lot of concentration to run the tractor, so my mind goes wandering off to other things, like "Wonder how much fuel this thing is using?" or "Wonder if I should build a blimp?"