How do they do it?

[blueriver]

I spent the last few days as follows ... Thursday 9 hrs at 2500 rpm .. non stop cutting hay, Friday 7 hrs of non stop discing, Saturday 6 more hours of discing and today 7 hrs running the baler ... all this at 2500 rpm with very few idle down times ... Got me to thinking about the importance of oil, trans/hydraulic fliud.

Just how do these machines endure this and some of them for several thousand hrs ....???

 

[Kubota-guy1911]

Quality lubricants changed as required, clean filters, clean radiators or other heat exchangers.

kj

 

[Don87]

I spent the last few days as follows ... Thursday 9 hrs at 2500 rpm .. non stop cutting hay, Friday 7 hrs of non stop discing, Saturday 6 more hours of discing and today 7 hrs running the baler ... all this at 2500 rpm with very few idle down times ... Got me to thinking about the importance of oil, trans/hydraulic fliud.

Just how do these machines endure this and some of them for several thousand hrs ....???

Very good point, and maybe, just maybe...............some of the people that don't want to change the oil, or want to put it off for a while.........will see this thread.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Over engineered.:thumbsup:

 

[Thomas]

Right equipment for the task also helps.
Good PMing leads to little down time.

 

[BeeferMan]

Depends on the situation...

If I got a crew (that's anything more than just me), I'll usually drop, cut to length and split on-site, into the pickup with the loader, then haul out and stack from the pickup.

If the access isn't good or it's just me, I'll drop and skid to a landing area where I'll split right into the loader bucket and stack from there. A lot of times I'll have other wood waiting to be split at the landing area that I've picked up elsewhere, from tree trimming or storm damage, etc.

As someone else said, no matter how you do it, it's still a lot of work. But what's wrong with that? What else you got to do? Sox are done, so the baseball season is over...

 

[gwdixon]

Depends on the situation...

If I got a crew (that's anything more than just me), I'll usually drop, cut to length and split on-site, into the pickup with the loader, then haul out and stack from the pickup.

If the access isn't good or it's just me, I'll drop and skid to a landing area where I'll split right into the loader bucket and stack from there. A lot of times I'll have other wood waiting to be split at the landing area that I've picked up elsewhere, from tree trimming or storm damage, etc.

As someone else said, no matter how you do it, it's still a lot of work. But what's wrong with that? What else you got to do? Sox are done, so the baseball season is over...

Oops - wrong thread. You may want to move this to the firewood tread BeeferMan. They were side-to-side so you must have clicked on the wrong one.

 

[BeeferMan]

Oops - wrong thread. You may want to move this to the firewood tread BeeferMan. They were side-to-side so you must have clicked on the wrong one.

Right you are, thanks! Chalk up another user error due to pre-coffee posting...

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Over engineered.:thumbsup:

Detuned may be a better term. The same engine block may be used in another application turning 2x RPM and making 4x the HP. Moving at 8 MPH is a lot less demanding than 80 MPH on some parts. Tractor gearing when pulling heavy loads is under a lot of stress but at low speeds.

 

[blueriver]

Very good point, and maybe, just maybe...............some of the people that don't want to change the oil, or want to put it off for a while.........will see this thread.

I do not go by the manual for scheduled service ... I believe oil, filters are the life support. If I have used the tractor(s) hard and steady. I just drop the oil and filter ... Its been 68 hours since the last change and tommorow there is a chance of rain ... Cheap maintaince.