After one year....

[gwstang]

I've put a grand total of 98 hours on the "new" Kubota! Is this pretty average for a new tractor at one year old? Also, myself being a year older, today I reached the grand total of 60 years old! :laughing: Wonder if the 'bota will make it another 59 years...lol. Dang it, I think I need my "oil" changed and maybe an "upgrade" or two.

 

[4570Man]

I probably use mine more hours than that, but that's higher than average. My poor ZTR has already seen 18 hours this year, and peak mowing season hasn't started yet.

 

[dieselcrawler]

My 3 year mark is June, and my 3005 is just shy of 230 hours... so you're about the same average as me. Not alot of hours over the winter but they will add up over summer.

 

[Greenfield Dave]

My L4400 is 12 years old and i haven't topped 500 hours yet. And I feel like I have used it quite a bit! Heck it's just getting broken in at this point!

 

[Industrial Toys]

Some equipment certainly live a charmed life. Most of my stuff is underutilized.. So be it. But then so is that guys restored 57 chevy.

 

[wcampbell47]

I took delivery of my first tractor (B7510) in 2007 which now has 1053 hours. In December of 2011 I added a B3200 to the mix. In August of last year I traded the B3200 for an L3901. The B3200 had 1200 hours on it. The L3901 now has 422 hours on the meter. Your machines live a charmed life.

 

[Thomas]

Welcome to 60 club.
Just treat tractor next 15 years will be snap.

 

[Looking4new]

My 2012 Kioti that I got in July of 2012 has 370 hours on it. Most of those hours are winter hours.

 

[chim]

Happy belated Birthday. Between the two tractors I average around 120 or so hours per year total.

 

[sandyc]

Most of my hours are winter for plowing and blowing. In summer it is used just enough t o keep the mice from settling in! Bought it with 65 hours on it and it's been a year and I have added another 60 hours. Under utilized last winter as we didn't get much snow.

 

[Mysfyt]

I took delivery of my first tractor (B7510) in 2007 which now has 1053 hours. In December of 2011 I added a B3200 to the mix. In August of last year I traded the B3200 for an L3901. The B3200 had 1200 hours on it. The L3901 now has 422 hours on the meter. Your machines live a charmed life.

Just curious about your L3901. Any issues?

 

[KubotaToy]

My wife's 2001 B2710 has 495 hours, my 2011 L45 has 285 hours, my wife's 2014 RTV1100 has 435 hours. Less than a 100 a year average except the RTV.

 

[Will_C]

I am averaging about 110 hours a year on my B2620 and about the same on my ZTR.

Will

 

[oldpilgrim]

My tractor will be 2 in July. I figure my tach will read about 140 hrs by then.

 

[kcender]

After reading this thread I am surprised at the low amount of hours some people are putting on their tractors.I have had my L45 for exactly one year and it has 57 hours.I was thinking of selling it because of my limited needs for it but now I feel better about keeping it.It is there when I need it which I do from time to time.

 

[RaydaKub]

I've had my BX for 5 1/2 years. 591 hours on it when I got it, 890 hours now.

The hours don't climb so fast when it can do the work in 1/2 the time the previous (lawn) tractor did.

 

[rjkobbeman]

The hours don't climb so fast when it can do the work in 1/2 the time the previous (lawn) tractor did.

That is for sure.

I overestimated the hours I would put on my BX, because I assumed I would talk just as long to mow with it as my old riding mower.

They are workhorses!

 

[KennyG]

I think most of us that work for a living are in the same range. 100 hours a year is 2 hours a weekend average and with all the things that go on in life, that's a good bit. My 2010 JD has 460 hours.

 

[nybirdman]

Just about to turn 1,000 hours so averaged 177 hours/year.Mine is used pretty much year round ,plowing snow and bush-hogging and food plot work.

 

[Fallon]

Almost 250 hours on my L3200 that I've had for almost 3 years. No chance I'd sell it & rent an optimized machine as needed. Bring able to dig/mow/plow/blow or what not at will is just to handy & important.

It's a tool for what is turning into our hobby farm, not a real work machine.