Tractor use percentages

[graybeard451]

One year, 160 hours on my BX 23

1% Chipping (if you have a PTO chipper) Just got it?
10% Moving dirt/gravel
20% Back Hoe work
5% Moving stuff with FEL(mulch, old dog houses, refridgerators, etc...)
5% Finish grading
20% Snow work
1% Idling while your doing something else and start up and cool down).

30% Finish Mowing
00% Bush Hogging
00% Digging with the FEL
00% Mixing concrete (if you have a PTO mixer)
00% Plowing/tilling
00% Logging
00% Ag (hay, planting)
00% Spraying
5% Driveway maintainence
3%Anything else

100% happy, Richard

 

[MichMan]

Pretty cool survey....

10% Moving dirt/gravel
10% Back Hoe work
30% Moving stuff with FEL(mulch, old dog houses, refridgerators, etc...)
5% Finish grading
20% Snow work
05% Idling while your doing something else and start up and cool down).

00% Finish Mowing
10% Bush Hogging
00% Digging with the FEL
00% Mixing concrete (if you have a PTO mixer)
10% Plowing/tilling
00% Logging
00% Ag (hay, planting)
00% Spraying

 

[Cliff_Johns]

OK, Johnk. What do you do with the other 5%.

I think the survey is showing an interesting mix, perhaps more of a mix than I expected. It seemed from posts in general that owners tended to use their tractors mostly for finish mowing and Bush Hoging. Turns out this is quite wrong, at least with the responses so far.

I've also noticed that for people with back hoes use them a lot.

Hopefully more will post so we can get a more meaningful analysis.

Cliff

 

[Hypernix]

Hello,

Well this year is very different from the last two years because I bought a backhoe and it's been so dry that the lawn dosen't need mowing too often! So I'll only write down for this year:

0% Chipping (if you have a PTO chipper)
10% Moving dirt/gravel
25% Back Hoe work
05% Moving stuff with FEL(mulch, old dog houses, refridgerators, etc...)
01% Finish grading
20% Snow work
05% Idling while your doing something else and start up and cool down).

30% Finish Mowing
00% Bush Hogging
01% Digging with the FEL
00% Mixing concrete (if you have a PTO mixer)
02% Plowing/tilling
01% Logging
00% Ag (hay, planting)
00% Spraying
00% Driveway maintainence
Anything else

Hypernix

 

[GaryE]

As of right now:

00% Chipping (this would change if I had a PTO chipper)
30% Moving dirt/gravel
20% Back Hoe work
15% Moving stuff with FEL(mulch, old dog houses, refridgerators, etc...) Logs, Rocks
05% Finish grading
10% Snow work (do most of this with the F-250)
01% Idling while your doing something else and start up and cool down).

05% Finish Mowing
00% Bush Hogging (will be more when I get the new bush hog)
05% Digging with the FEL
00% Mixing concrete (if you have a PTO mixer)
00% Plowing/tilling
05% Logging
00% Ag (hay, planting)
00% Spraying
00% Driveway maintenance (soon to be more, going to put in a new driveway)
04% helping neighbors with stuff.


But I am always finding new uses for my tractor /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Gary

 

[dodgejack]

900 hrs in 18 months
50% chipping
35% skidding logs
15%decking logs
The logging part is fun the chipping is hard work. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[jeffinsgf]

10% Chipping (if you have a PTO chipper)
20% Moving dirt/gravel
15% Back Hoe work
02% Moving stuff with FEL(mulch, old dog houses, refridgerators, etc...)
20% Finish grading
00% Snow work
01% Idling while your doing something else and start up and cool down).

00% Finish Mowing
05% Bush Hogging
00% Digging with the FEL
00% Mixing concrete (if you have a PTO mixer)
00% Plowing/tilling
00% Logging
00% Ag (hay, planting)
15% Spraying
12% Driveway maintainence
Anything else


I had to juggle the numbers 5 times because my first time through I had 165%. Lots of guessing. Fun, too. 180 hours in 4-1/2 months.

 

[Alan L.]

Brush hogging 70%
Moving brush 10%
Driveway maintenance 5%
Tilling or disking 5%
Other stuff with the loader 9%
Stupid Tractor Tricks 1%

 

[Cityboyfarmer]

With the new Deere, 50 hrs:

Drive way maintenance 10%

Bush Hogging 20%

Moving dirt & gravel 30%

Harrowing, pasture planting 10% (This will increase drastically in late fall)

Clean-up logging mess 29%

Idling 1%

Old Kubota:

Driveway maintenance 90%

Bush hogging 9%

Idling 1%

 

[EddieWalker]

Century 2535 compact tractor

15% Post Hole Digging
40% Bush Hogging
30% Pulling Trailer with tools and generator
10% Pulling log with fence to smooth fields
5% Disking Fields

Ford 555E

30% Backhoe
60% Loading and hauling dirt
10% Smoothing Roads and Dirt

Case 1550 dozer

50% Clearing brush and trees
40% Digging dirt
10% Grading roads and pads

Eddie