How many tractor hours per year?

kfriis · Nov 24, 2020

Hi -

I see here and elsewhere on the internet a lot of the long-time forum posters saying that "100 hours per year" is the average for a hobby tractor owner (not full time pro or farmer). Is that really true?

I am probably closer to 300 hours a year and I am certainly not a full time anything. I just use my tractor for so many different things and can't imagine only using it only 100 hours - I would never get anything done!

Wonder where the 100 hours/year is coming from ....

How much do you use your tractor?

Jstpssng · Nov 24, 2020

I'm about the same as you. I bought my tractor 2 years ago this month with 179 hours on it, now it has about 680.

sea2summit · Nov 24, 2020

I’ve had my MX five years next month. Been deployed 18 months during that time plus a few 30 day trips for different training and it has 440 hrs on it so I think I’m just over 150/yr. A month with less than 10 hrs of engine time is rare for me and this month I’m well over 20 with a big chipping project planned for this long weekend if the weather holds.

John0829 · Nov 24, 2020

100 hours sounds about right, for each of the 3 tractors.

3gunr · Nov 24, 2020

I think some tractor owners are like alot of harley owners i know , Who buy things just to say they have them and show them off. A person with only a few acres would have a hard time putting many hrs a yr on a tractor.Iput about 250 hrs a yr on all my tractors together.

fruitcakesa · Nov 24, 2020

150-200 hrs mostly plowing snow

Peter 315 · Nov 24, 2020

Same here about 150-200 hrs both tractor and 3 to 4k on the Harley...

duffer · Nov 24, 2020

I bought mine in 2016 right before I started to build a new house on 10 acres. Used it a bunch for grading, back filling, hauling materials, etc on the build of the house. Now I use it to mow, fertilize, spray the 10 acres. Had it right at 4 years, and have 1350 hours on it. So I'm a little over 300/yr.

ctgoldwing · Nov 24, 2020

On my last tractor, a L3400HST, I put only 240 hours on it in 8 years. Most of the hours were the 1st couple of years. After that it was mostly snow removal. btw in 50+ years of riding I averaged 20,000 miles per year - not one on a Harley. I've put 10 hrs on my new to me L3800 in a couple of weeks.