hours per year

[Carl_NH]

My 01 B21 bought new has 440 hours now - early years put on more hours like 50/year now with just maintenance around the place 40 hours a year. Of course the B21 registers hours based on RPM, so it may be more like 550-600 usage hours as I normally run at 1500-1800 RPM doing BH or loader work.

1989 Cub Cadet has 740 hours, and the Ferris bought in 2010 70 hours so can only run one at a time so I log about 100 hours a year between machines mostly on weekends unless we have snow then the B21 gets some excercise.

 

[kco]

I bought my Kioti DK35 HST in late March 2011. I have 338 hrs on it so that works out to 253 hrs per year. On my previous lighter, gear tractor I averaged 70 hrs per year.

Although physically larger, the new tractor turns much sharper and the HST is much easier to use for my conditions. For example, I used to use the finish mower just on the pasture but am now able to use it to cut the lawn and retired my old riding mower.

Because it is easier to operate and less physically demanding, I am able to use it a lot more to help my neighbours.

 

[Localmotion]

Our Siromer 204S has averaged about 450 hours per year since new in 2008 - although a lot of this was loader & grader work in the first two years, and it has worked less in the last twelve months as our excavators are now used a lot more for field work as well.

The Fiat NH 50/86 has averaged less at about 350 hours - mainly ploughing.

The Case excavator stands at 600 hours for us last year (total hours is nearly 3000)

Our new(ish) CAT excavator has already done 150 hours for us since easrly May...

The Ebro hour counter doesn't work - but to be fair it doesn't get used much as it's too large to transport on our lorry and isn't road legal.

 

[chim]

Just traded a B7500 with around 1100 hours - 10 years. Also put hours on a Ford. Depends on grass, snow and projects.

 

[jack43]

The 2005 John Deere 3520 had 1011hr,I traded for a JD 4520 In march of this year and have 77hr.

 

[skipmarcy]

In 10 years I've got 2220 hours on the clock. Lots of loader & boxblade work as well as grass cutting, but have done all kinds of things with it at times.

 

[D7E]

It varies vastly on different machines but 2-600hrs a year each generally

 

[k0ua]

Seems like I am using the new Kioti more and more, 72 hours since mid april 2012. So at this rate over 200 per year, but the last tractor, less than 60 per year, and the tractor before that, only about 20 per year. When I lived in Willard and mowed a lot, I an thinking was about 200 to 300 per year.

James K0UA

 

[johnrex62]

I bought my L3700 at the end of July 2010 and by the end of 2011 I had 38 hours on it, almost exclusively mowing. It has been wetter and cooler this year and I have 57 hours on it as of last night. I think the first year I mowed 4 times (had hired mowing prior to buying), the second summer maybe 6 or 7 times (only me mowing). I have already had to mow 6 times this year and we haven't hit mid summer yet. So you can see, my hours vary considerably.

 

[techwrtr2]

I'm putting about 50 or so on per year. I replaced the hour meter shortly after buying it 5 years ago and it has about 260 hours since.

I suspect that if I lived where the tractor is, I'd have more on it because I'd be doing more projects. As it is, I only am there on weekends and run it two days in any given week at most.

Much of that is mowing along with a few hours of plowing snow. Biggest use beyond mowing is playing motorized wheelbarrow and grading. I'm gradually turning some relatively rough terrain into something resembling lawn. Close enough to use the MMM rather than the rotary anyway.