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MF 231 GPH

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37chief

04-03-2008 19:23:22




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My MF 321 has the standard 3 cylinder perkins diesel engine that is in most M F's. I need to know about how much fuel this tractor uses in a hour. It is used for mowing. Most of the time in 3rd. now and then I drop down to 2nd. it gets a good workout. Thanks for any info. Stan




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135 Fan

04-03-2008 21:29:10




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 Re: MF 231 GPH in reply to 37chief, 04-03-2008 19:23:22  
I have a book on MF tractors and it has a picture of a 230. Almost the same tractor and it says it achieved outstanding fuel economy at Nebraska. An MF 150 had the record for fuel econmoy for a long time and it's the same engine. You won't find a more efficient tractor. Dave



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MF#1

04-03-2008 19:41:07




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 Re: MF 231 GPH in reply to 37chief, 04-03-2008 19:23:22  
I don"t know but it ain"t much, those 3 cylinder diesels are pretty stingy on fuel. When I mow hay with an MF sickle I can mow all day for about 3 to 4 gallons(really a guess). Have you looked at the Nebraska Tractor tests? They sometimes show fuel used. Enjoy the 231!



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Jack in NB

04-04-2008 04:25:04




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 Re: MF 231 GPH in reply to MF#1, 04-03-2008 19:41:07  
A half gallon to a gallon per hour!

If you are really loading her down, blowing black smoke, you might push a gallon and a half an hour through her.

That overloading is not recommended though. We've blown two engines doing that- one plowing, the other on an 18 foot rotary mower. Scuffed the sides of one piston and liner. Probably overheating, but the operators didn't monitor the temp gauge..... It didn't destroy the engine, but meant a $500 overhaul kit.

Somewhere I read that you can tell if you're overloaded by opening the throttle. If the engine does not speed up in response, it's overloaded and you should gear down or lighten the load.

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