Oil & Fuel Diesel Gal/Hr

gordon · May 8, 2000

Well Mark I must say your fuel numbers really surprized me. Guess The my next tractor might just have a HST inbetween my legs instead of a glide-shift.
My L-3750 burns on average 1.48 gph but it also has many hours on it.
So as it stands I guess I've got the distiction of the worst gph here.
But when you guys have over seven thousand hours on the meter(7642.3 to be exact)give me your average then and I might be closer.

MChalkley · May 8, 2000

Gordon - You gotta be kidding!!! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif You've got 7600+ hours on your L3750? Have you owned it since it was new? How about doing us all a favor and starting a new discussion with what maintenance you've had to do (other than routine) in that time?

Mark

gordon · May 8, 2000

That is no B. S. Mark and Bird will like this one---I have used Drydine 15/40 now casteroil has bought them out--- dino oil has kept her going all these years..I will do a post on it but it will be a pretty long one. Mabe longer than the hydro top link.
If the mans money is good my L2350 will be sold at the end of this week I will keep my 8n but the L3750 will be traded at the end of this year--if I can get enough out of it.
If I do trade it in it will be one of the few times I will have had tears in my eyes--The other times were 4 childern being born and when a close friend passed away. Lots of memories good and bad thats for sure.

MChalkley · May 8, 2000

I'm looking forward to it! I'm mostly interested in what, if any, major repairs you've had to make and why. Nothing elaborate. Thanks!

Mark

W5FL · May 8, 2000

Thanks Mark,

Glad to find out that your tractor is also a miser on diesel. I spend nearly all my time on the tractor at PTO speed, so glad to find out that hours are measured the way I have always seen.

As I remember this discussion the range of fuel consumption was roughly 2:1 and the HP varied about 5:1. Consumption varied from 1/2 gal per hour to 1 gal per hour and HP varied from about 13 to 68. Guess all that says is that Kubota builds some very good engines and we all knew that anyway. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I will only be satisfied when we tear down your engine and determine that Amsoil puts the metal back on the rings and the engines last for 100,000 hours. Your great grandchilderen will still be driving your tractor and marveling that it runs so well. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

gordon · May 8, 2000

The head has never been off more problems with trans. My father drilled into my head change the oil and it will run forever. Not always true but it sure does help. Three key things to diesel's long life clean fuel, clean oil, clean air. He was pretty **** when it came to upkeep I guess some of it rubbed off on me. Except for keeping my truck washed and tractor pressure washed that is./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Long post to follow

MChalkley · May 8, 2000

The much greater variance between hp than fuel consumption is interesting. Hopefully we'll get more data from other posters as time goes on.

Don't count on me putting too many hours on my tractor. They don't last me too long before I trade up to another one to get some new featues! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Mark

gordon · May 8, 2000

Mark when you trade do you leave all your goodies on the tractor or do you strip it down. If you leave it tricked out and get ready to trade let me know. But it's probly to much pocket jingle for me anyway./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Gordon

MChalkley · May 9, 2000

Gordon - It depends. Next time (assuming there is a next time), it's unlikely I'll take any of the 'goodies' off, because they're not going to fit. I'll let you know. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Mark

kubotalover · May 9, 2000

I have a B8200 I can go a whole day rototilling on a tank of fuel so 1 and hour but my is old so it might burn more and it a hydrostatic

Alex "Laserman" Karpinski Kubotas rule :-()

gordon · May 9, 2000

Now Mark who are you trying to fool you change tractors pretty darn often thats for sure. But if you do consider a change in the near future I would appreciate a call or e-mail if you think about it. Guess I would have to keep running the fake stuff in it though. I'am curious about how many hours it would take running amsoil before a teardown my tractor is barely broken in and has a small amount of blow by using regular oil. Heck we could trade bet you miss a glide-shift don't you. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MChalkley · May 9, 2000

Ok, you'll be among the first to know.

But, I don't think I'll take you up on your offer to trade.

Mark "No HST, no interest" Chalkley /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Snelson · May 10, 2000

M9000 -loader work and rotary cutting uses about 1 1/2 gph

W5FL · May 10, 2000

Yes, Tanks are normally sized to ensure that you can go out and work all day and not run out of diesel.

Where this is not done, you have a very unhappy operator as he must now carry additional fuel.

Many tractors can run about 16 hours at pto speed on a tank of diesel, where the older tractors could not get over 10 - 12 hours. Cleaner diesels can be more efficient! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

W5FL · May 10, 2000

Yep the M9000 is a big tractor with a 23.8 gallon tank. It will run a couple of 8 hour days on a tank of diesel also.

MChalkley · Jun 5, 2000

Ok, two more fuel consumption figures to report.

The first, 12.0 meter hours (actually 3 days worth) of backhoe work, tree and brush clearing, used 7.0 gallons of fuel, for an average consumption rate of .58 gal/hr.

The second, 19.6 meter hours (actually about 5 days work) of loader, box scraper, and auger work, used 12.4 gallons of fuel, for an average consumption rate of .63 gal/hr.

Mark

W5FL · Jun 6, 2000

Mark, that is great! Industry standard would be above 1 g/h diesel for that sized tractor. Kubota squeezes every drop out of the diesel. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I thought my Massey did really well and with a 3cylinder it averaged 1 g/h. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MChalkley · Jun 6, 2000

I'm pleased with the numbers. But just think how much better it would be doing if I didn't have HST, which, as everybody knows, is very inefficient! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Those last numbers of .58 and .63 gph, which represent much smaller samples than the previous average of .60 I reported, actually validate the earlier number, because if you average the two of them, you come back to about the same thing. So, for typical use, I'd say .60 is a good number for mine - and I not going to complain about that.

Mark

W5FL · Jun 6, 2000

You have to be pretty good just to read this topic as it goes into la-la land on page 2.

The Kubota engines seem to be very efficient performers. I was scared to death when I researched some of the results of the Nebraska Tractor Tests. Some of these tractors don't do very well. Since the Massey had a good Cummings 3 cyl that got good mileage, I had become spoiled.

A really good rule of thumb is that tractors hold enough for 1 day of hard work because no one is willing to come back from a job to fill up. Since many tractors run at light loads, then this provides enough fuel for 2 days! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MChalkley · Jun 6, 2000

In my case, I filled up on the way to the job site Tuesday morning, put 6 gallons from a can in on Saturday afternoon, then another 6.4 gallons at the pump Sunday evening.

I know one thing: If I ever manage to burn all of the 9.6 gallons (I think) that my L4310HST holds in one day, I'm not going to want to ride that tractor again for a while!

Mark