Posted by Determined on May 20, 2022 at 06:41:19 from (216.130.218.7):
In Reply to: Tractor diesel usage posted by workshopman on May 20, 2022 at 03:06:23:
Do you have an accurate flow meter on your pump?
A fuel gauge on a tractor is not always anywhere close to accurate.
I am going to guess if a tractor is at the yard at the start of a shift and the gauge is reading 1/4 tank +- you would expect it to be filled up so it does not run out during the day.
Some fuel gauges read past the full mark when the tank is 3/4 full.
Others the tank can be bone dry while the gauge is still showing 1/4 tank.
About the only way you are going to know would be to fill the tank every day with a metered source.
3 gallons one day, maybe 4 or 5 gallons on other days no big deal.
3 gallons one day then 14 gallons the next day would indicate a potential problem.
If you have working hour meters on the tractors you could also compare run time to fuel consumption.
It could be one employee lets the tractor run all day while another is shutting it off if it is not going to be needed for a while.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 8MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - What Oil Should I Use? - by Francis Robinson. I keep seein this question pop up over and over again in discussion groups all over the web. As with many things there are often several right answers and a few wrong ones. Some purist I'm sure will disagree to no end with what I will tell you but most of us out here in the real world don't really care do we ? Some of them only bring their noses down out of the air long enough to look down them anyway. If you are like me you are only doing this old tractor stuff because you enjoy it. You
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
