N80
Super Member
Considering the way I use my tractor, measuring the hours based on PTO speed on the tach (2200 rpm) will not tell the prospective buyer much about how my tractor is used. I rarely spend much clock time at 2200 rpm. Most of my use is back-and-forth type stuff. Even mowing I barely get to 2200 rpm. But, that doesn't mean the engine isn't under load. At times it is under extreme loads, repetatively, without ever breaking 2200 rpm. I have no idea what tach speed my hour meter is calibrated to. I have no idea what this means in terms of my maintanence schedule...maybe I should do things a little earlier than the manual calls for. Of course, I'm assuming Kubota takes all of this into account.