hours per year

[DutchHenryBrown]

The clock on my 5010 just turned 202 hours in a little over 7 months, she is not getting much rest these days!:thumbsup:

 

[oldnslo]

When I still farmed we put over 500 hrs/year on three different tractors. The oldest we had was a 1966 5000 Ford that showed over 6000 hrs on the third hour meter tach assembly. Now that I don't farm anymore it depends on the weather, no rain or snow means no hours...

 

[petegoud]

My 1978 -1980 Kubota L245Dt has 1600 hours on it, that works out to about 50 hours per year. When I look at all I've done with it, I consider it one of the best investments I've made. Couldn't live without it now.

 

[milkman636]

The lack of winter cut into my tractoring some this year, but still managed to get my normal 100 hours of seat time in the last 12 months. Usually its about 1/4 snow removal, 1/4 gardening, and the rest mowing fields, grading, and hauling. Last winter I only did 6 hours of snow removal.

 

[Kessler Farms]

300-550 hours per tractor per year, of the four that are used the most.

 

[dave1949]

1380 in 9 years on my 2003 TC40, about 153 hours per year. Always something to do with the tractor although the hours have slowed down compared to when I first started working on our lot.

 

[Mounted Madness]

Mine is 17 months old and has 190 hours. A/C, heat and tunes. All the more reason for seat time.

 

[MESSMAKER]

Bobcat C225 is 3 years old. I have 530 hours on it so looks like about 175 hours per year.

 

[Bigfoot62]

How many hours do you put on your tractor in a year? . . .

The JD is not yet two years old, and has over 300 hrs on it. The NH is 3 years old and has over 400 hours. The Ford is 30 years old and has about 1900 hours.
BUT, we've been in a severe drought situation for the previous two years. With normal rainfall, and normal hay production, the JD and NH will likely get 200-300 hours per year each.
The Ford is mostly used for "small" tasks like a finish mower or seeder. It doesn't go to the hay field.

 

[Carl Bert]

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..

What exactly does that mean? The B21 registers hours based on RPM and not on actual time? Do all Kubotas do the same? This is the first I have ever heard of this. If this is true, then at what RPM does it register real time?

As far as I'm concerned, an hour meter should always work on real time and nothing else.