310 German Diesel question

I got bought a Farmall 706 with the 310 German Diesel engine. It starts very easy, runs very good and the engine is strong. Problem is it uses oil. When I got it, I change the oil and put in 15-40 weight. I ran it - making hay for about 8 hrs. It used about a gallon. Yep, that's right. Way to much, right? Why does it burn this much oil and still run so well? What should I do? What are my options? Please advise.
 
I have never owned one, unless it's done a lot of ideling or light work ,and the sleeves are glazed and or the rings are shot from being hot
 
Those things run SMOOOOTH.How many hrs?Mine has over 11,000 and doesnt use any(or little) oil.Maybe it's(your's) just pooped around and glazed/gummed up. I'd just run it and not worry. Just work the liveing crap out of it for a day or two.Get it good and warm/hot(sustained).See if that doesnt helpThose things are made to WORK! they dont like poopin' around.....If you just cant stand the oil use,OH it.Cheaper to add oil BTW.When I bought my '7' in 84,it would use about that much oil haying,cultivateing.However,put it on the plow,disk(hard work) it would only use a qt a day.The harder it worked the less oil it used. Weird.Then I turbocharged it.all oil consumption just STOPPED.At 70 hrs the oil line would still be "right there".At 80 hrs it would use 1 qt.Just run it and watch the 'stick,and dont worry.
 
Different color but I have a 3010 that acts the same way. Run it on the baler and it will take at least a quart of oil a day. Pull a plow or other tillage tool that makes it work and the oil level never moves.
 
I have no buseinss getting in this, I don't know, but with my Perkins diesel the owner's manual says warm it up at 1200 RPM for 3 minutes, and operate at 1700 RPM. Seems like it's wound up, but that's what I do, and it runs just fine, no oil consumption.
 
How much are you going to use it? If it runs so well with moderate use I'd just keep adding oil.
 
Just a thought, I have owned mine for 25+ years with over 10,000 hrs.

I found when I checked the oil, I had to pull the stick twice to get a proper reading.

It always read low when I first pulled the stick initially and when I pulled to take a reading the second time, she was fine.

Was frustrated, and questioned myself.

gave her an oil change to check the amount of oil, and she was right on according to the second stick pull.
 
You are correct on the dip stick reading on those engines. IH even issued a letter or service bulletin about how to properly use it to get an accurate reading. You notice it does not go into the oil pan, but rather into a tube bolted to the side of the oil pan. If you pull the stick up a ways really fast you sometimes pull oil up into the tube and if you then put it back in you may get a high reading. If you push it in fast you may push oil out of the tube back into the pan. During normal operation the level in the tube will lower so you have to pull dip stick out and let the top breathe, then slowly insert dip stick to get an accurate reading. Not exactly what IH said, but just some of my experiences over the year with those engines.
 

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