notjustair
Well-known Member
It never ceases to amaze me how some tractors have certain things that make them drink fuel. Sometimes it obvious from how hard the engine is working, sometimes not. I'm plowing terraces with the 886 and a five bottom plow. Some fields make her really thirsty. I was just in a field I thought was easy - I never used the TA - and I need to stop at the fuel barrels after lunch. With the 4440 it's the 12 foot moco. She does other field work, but when she has to do that pto stuff there's no comparison. The 7800 has absolutely no variance - it's like the 8430. It uses the same amount no matter what's hooked to it. The 9500 combine hates FWA. Kick that in and double the fuel consumption.
My old Farmall M that I grind feed with seems to need the same amount of gas no matter what I use it for. It used to be my loader tractor and I thought it was so hard on gas. Now that it works pretty hard each time I use it I find that it uses about the same amount.
Ground engaging equipment isn't a consistent fuel hog - a few things surprise me. What makes your machines drink the fuel?
My old Farmall M that I grind feed with seems to need the same amount of gas no matter what I use it for. It used to be my loader tractor and I thought it was so hard on gas. Now that it works pretty hard each time I use it I find that it uses about the same amount.
Ground engaging equipment isn't a consistent fuel hog - a few things surprise me. What makes your machines drink the fuel?