Re: Trade-offs.....

Posted by JD Seller on August 05, 2016 at 21:09:04 from (208.126.198.123):

In Reply to: Trade-offs..... posted by Eldon (WA) on August 05, 2016 at 19:30:57:

Eldon check your tire pressures. The ride should not have been rougher. With the loader off lower the front tire pressure and check the rears too. I have seen then still have the shipping pressure in them. This can be as high as 30 PSI in the rear tires. You should be able to run them around 16-18 PSI. This makes a HUGE difference in the ride. Also some guys do not like to see the front tires flex much under load with a loader and I have seen them have over 40 PSI in them. That makes them rock hard.

Now for the fuel numbers. You say it took you 3 times the amount of fuel and that cost you $20 more. So if your fuel cost is around $2 per gallon that rough figures out to five gallons for the AC and 15 gallons for the JD. That is assuming you used 15 gallons compared to five gallons. I find those numbers hard to believe. The JD is also keeping you cleaner and cool.

The Nebraska Tests for the two tractors does not show much difference in fuel consumption at PTO speed. The AC 175 at rate horsepower (62 PTO) at PTO speed used 4.195 gallons of fuel per hour. The JD 5520 at rated horsepower (78 PTO) at PTO speed used 5.9 gallons per hour. The Nebraska test shows the JD 5525 using the E PTO at 63 HP using only 3.9 gallons per hour. So your reported results are vastly different than the Nebraska test shows. The Cab/AC takes more fuel but even running an 1 1/4 longer should not increase the fuel used that much.

So once again check those tire pressures. I have found many of them to be way over inflated. Many dealers never check and owners just look for flat tires not over inflated ones.

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