Oil & Fuel Fuel usage

[Anonymous Poster]

I have a 3010 with 22 Hrs. and running between 2500 and 3000RPM's I figured I'm burning about 1/2 gal. an hour. This seems a little excessive to me . You opinions please

 

[JimC]

Here is a source for the information from Colo. State that has your answer based on PTO horse power.
It has a listing of PTO hp required for most all farming tasks, with Gal per acre
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/farming/05006.html
JimC

 

[tpaulson]

That link doesn't appear to be working anymore.
I think this is the new location for it:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/FARMMGT/05006.pdf>http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/FARMMGT/05006.pdf</A>

 

[techman]

Same as I use on my BX22 cutting the grass or using the BH.

paul

 

[JimC]

Thanks for the update, Mine was downloded on 6/24/02
seems the same, they just changed it to .pdf
looks a little better printout

JimC

 

[GarageSmoker]

That chart looks correct to me. I use about a gallon per hour at PTO speed on my 3010 HST while the chart said 1.15. Close enough for me.

GS

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>This seems a little excessive to me</font color=blue>

I thought a half gallon per hour would be great. I think I averaged about .7 gallon per hour on my B2710 and was happy with that.

 

[Wheeldog]

Even sounds a bit on the low side to me. For an L3010 running at those RPMs I think I'd be pretty happy with it.

 

[hazmat]

A little perspective is in order:

car getting 30 mpg at 60 mph = 2 gal per hour

1/2 gal per hour is pretty good!

 

[Anonymous Poster]

HI,

On my B2910, doing a variety of tasks, including a lot of loader work, I was getting roughly 8 hours per 5 gallons. That is pretty much in line with Bird's numbers...

Don't we all wish we could get half-gallon per hour milage from our vehicles on the road!

Bill in Pgh, PA