MX5100 fuel usage

[rthrbhntg]

I'm new to owning a tractor and just bought a new mx5100. Most of the tractor usage has been using a tiller or a 6ft brush hog. We have 10 hrs on it and have used over 20 gal of fuel, Does this make sense?

 

[Peacock]

Yes it does. That's some hard work with the engine tach'd out pretty good.

I generally average 2 gal per hour bushogging and about 1 gal per hour for loader work.

 

[Code54]

Yep, mine sucks down more hogging and tilling than loader work also. 2 gal/hr is a normal amount

 

[FatTire]

Agreed, I use about a gallon per hour for loader work which includes some idling.

 

[OrangeToys]

I was brush hogging last week for 5hrs and used 7gal running in MED at 540pto

 

[OrangeToys]

Not to take away from the original question but have you guys noticed if your guage is reading correctly? I think mine is about a 1/4 off

 

[FatTire]

Mine's off by about that much too. When the gauge indicates that I have somewhat less than a half tank remaining (40% remaining?), it only takes 5 gallons to fill it.

BTW, I love this tractor.

 

[OrangeToys]

Mine's off by about that much too. When the gauge indicates that I have somewhat less than a half tank remaining (40% remaining?), it only takes 5 gallons to fill it.

BTW, I love this tractor.

So is it normal for the gauge to be off? I mean when you spend thousands on a tractor shouldn't the gauge read correct?

 

[FatTire]

And further off course-- Some folks have characterized the MX5100 as "fuel hog". Seems to me that I can get a heck of a lot done on 5 gallons, which is less than $20. What do you think?

 

[FatTire]

So is it normal for the gauge to be off? I mean when you spend thousands on a tractor shouldn't the gauge read correct?

I don't care about it too much now that I know about the error, but yes, when you consider the amount of engineering that went into the engine, transmission, or even the loader geometry, you'd think they could get the fuel gauge to read correctly.

 

[bigbull338]

my kubota sipps fuel no matter what im doing with it.but you have to remember im used to dealing with bigger farm tractors.

 

[Code54]

Yep, mine is off also. The good thing is I alway have more fuel than it shows.....

 

[bucktaker]

I dont have a mx5100 but it was on my short list... my L5740 is a fuel hog too in my opionion comparing the same work to my old mf35 its about twice the fuel burn for same tasks. I'm disapointedto say the least.

 

[Bluegill2]

1-2 gallons an hour? Wow! Both my Kubotas are 2-3 hours per gallon and the old L3750 is a 5 cylinder and 3900 lb.

Gear drive here and usually not running over 2000 rpm. Could the high fuel usage of the MX5100 be a HST thing? Or do some of you have gear drive?

I ask because I'm going to replace the 3750 at some point with a larger machine.

 

[kuboman]

I don't care about it too much now that I know about the error, but yes, when you consider the amount of engineering that went into the engine, transmission, or even the loader geometry, you'd think they could get the fuel gauge to read correctly.

I'll bet if you look at your tank it is an irregular shape which makes getting a totally accurate reading from a float type sender almost impossible.

 

[Peacock]

1-2 gallons an hour? Wow! Both my Kubotas are 2-3 hours per gallon and the old L3750 is a 5 cylinder and 3900 lb.

Gear drive here and usually not running over 2000 rpm. Could the high fuel usage of the MX5100 be a HST thing? Or do some of you have gear drive?

I ask because I'm going to replace the 3750 at some point with a larger machine.

I average 1-1.5 gallon per hour for overall usage. That includes everything from cutting grass and brush, pushing snow, moving dirt, grading, pulling logs, hauling firewood, pulling trailers etc...

I am rarely over 2k rpm unless running the pto. Mine is gear drive.

 

[Bluegill2]

I average 1-1.5 gallon per hour for overall usage. That includes everything from cutting grass and brush, pushing snow, moving dirt, grading, pulling logs, hauling firewood, pulling trailers etc...

I am rarely over 2k rpm unless running the pto. Mine is gear drive.

Thanks for the info! The MX5100 gear drive is one I'm considering.

 

[horsinaround]

The work that most folks do with a small tractor like the MX5100 of L5740 is really variable, so fuel consumption will vary.
When bush hogging, the grass isn't usually consistent thickness, when rototilling, there is generally a lot of stopping and starting, when doing loader work, it is generally not heavy load on the engine. It is no different than having an MPG range on a car. For $20 you can get a lot of work done.

 

[bigbull338]

heres something that i just thought of.if you want to know what it cost to run or how meny gal of fuel you use do this.take the gal you use in a day an devide by hours worked.then times the cost of diesel to gal used in an hour.i usually dont worry about how much fuel i burn.