hours per year

[tree farmer]

487 on the 2740 Montana since new in 2007. 3106 on the IH 3414 since I bought it in 1993. Around 350 on the IH dozer, but it's been "resting" in my shop for the last 15 years, after buying it in 1995. Since buying the 2 utility quads, the tractors see a lot less hours as tool carriers (joy riding) up in the woods now....Dan.

 

[bigbull338]

my tractor has 123hrs on it right now.an it wont be 2 till the end of oct.

 

[DK35vince]

34 year old JD 850 has 1830 hours. Average around 53 hours/year
My 11 year old Kioti DK 35 has 1670 hours. Averaging around 150 hours/year

 

[GregbkH]

I just put 250 hours on my first tractor in 1 year. That's using it just on the weekends!

 

[dangier_VA]

100 to 125 on '02 L3130 per year doing everything. 50 to 60 per year on '75 L225 mowing. 1 hour per year on '43 2N parked.

 

[Stewie1]

104 hours on my Kubota B3200 in the first 11 months. Guess some of the jobs will subside, but then again friends and organizations I am involved in may need some tractor time too.

Suspect I will settle out at around 100 hours a year.

 

[Martian]

My 5410 has 730 ish, so roughly 60 per year, but most of the hours came in the first 5 years or so when I was doing a lot of cleaning, clearing and a lot hay work. Since my work trail has tapered off and so have the hours.

My 110 had 625 hours when I got it, so the previous owner put about 90 on per year, I've had it for 5 months and have put 80 hours on, so at this rate, over 160 per year.

 

[nuffer460]

My NorTrac has 920 hours. Bought it new June 2008. So, that's about 230 hours a year. Half mine and half is work for neihgbors. They all ways seem to need something done. Mostly snow removale

 

[firemen122]

Around 450 hrs per yr avg

 

[JerryK]

I put 96 hours on my new Mahindra over the last year. Have not kept track of the hour use on my JD 2240. I used the Mahindra in the winter to run my big blower, then put the backhoe back on this spring. Use the JD in the summer for 3pt stuff and leave the hoe on the Mahindra...

 

[DutchHenryBrown]

The clock on my 5010 just turned 202 hours in a little over 7 months, she is not getting much rest these days!:thumbsup:

 

[oldnslo]

When I still farmed we put over 500 hrs/year on three different tractors. The oldest we had was a 1966 5000 Ford that showed over 6000 hrs on the third hour meter tach assembly. Now that I don't farm anymore it depends on the weather, no rain or snow means no hours...

 

[petegoud]

My 1978 -1980 Kubota L245Dt has 1600 hours on it, that works out to about 50 hours per year. When I look at all I've done with it, I consider it one of the best investments I've made. Couldn't live without it now.

 

[milkman636]

The lack of winter cut into my tractoring some this year, but still managed to get my normal 100 hours of seat time in the last 12 months. Usually its about 1/4 snow removal, 1/4 gardening, and the rest mowing fields, grading, and hauling. Last winter I only did 6 hours of snow removal.

 

[Kessler Farms]

300-550 hours per tractor per year, of the four that are used the most.

 

[dave1949]

1380 in 9 years on my 2003 TC40, about 153 hours per year. Always something to do with the tractor although the hours have slowed down compared to when I first started working on our lot.

 

[Mounted Madness]

Mine is 17 months old and has 190 hours. A/C, heat and tunes. All the more reason for seat time.

 

[MESSMAKER]

Bobcat C225 is 3 years old. I have 530 hours on it so looks like about 175 hours per year.

 

[Bigfoot62]

How many hours do you put on your tractor in a year? . . .

The JD is not yet two years old, and has over 300 hrs on it. The NH is 3 years old and has over 400 hours. The Ford is 30 years old and has about 1900 hours.
BUT, we've been in a severe drought situation for the previous two years. With normal rainfall, and normal hay production, the JD and NH will likely get 200-300 hours per year each.
The Ford is mostly used for "small" tasks like a finish mower or seeder. It doesn't go to the hay field.

 

[Carl Bert]

My 01 B21 bought new has 440 hours now - early years put on more hours like 50/year now with just maintenance around the place 40 hours a year. Of course the B21 registers hours based on RPM, so it may be more like 550-600 usage hours as I normally run at 1500-1800 RPM doing BH or loader work..

What exactly does that mean? The B21 registers hours based on RPM and not on actual time? Do all Kubotas do the same? This is the first I have ever heard of this. If this is true, then at what RPM does it register real time?

As far as I'm concerned, an hour meter should always work on real time and nothing else.