JD 670, switching from mowing to Ag setup

[jeff9366]

A big motivation is that rototilling on a 30 horse hydro just sucks fuel beyond imagining.

My 35-hp (net) Kubota Grand L HST/PLUS has an accurate digital fuel consumption readout.

Under non PTO use diesel consumption is .5 gallon per hour.

Spinning a 1,000 pound HD Rotary Cutter mowing Florida jungle diesel consumption increases to .7 gallon per hour.

Should I mow for eight hours, fuel consumption difference relative to eight hours of loader work would be .2 X 8 = 1.6 gallons. Small change.

HST transmits engine power output to tractor wheels indirectly via hydraulic fluid flow.

PTO transfers engine power directly from the engine to the PTO splines 100% mechanically.

HST and PTO do not interface, although there may be an exception.