Posted by CHFarming on December 25, 2010 at 13:38:35 from (66.225.27.2):
In Reply to: mileage vs hours posted by mike paulson on December 25, 2010 at 12:10:38:
One way to look at it is there are roughly 2000 hours in a working-man's year. (8 hr/day, 5 days/week, 52 wk/yr less 10 holidays & 2 wks. vacation)
Another way to think about it is piston aircraft engines in light planes usually have a manufacture's TBO (Time Between Overhaul rating) from 1200 to 2000 hrs, with the more common engines being around 1600-1800. Consider that an aircraft engine spends most of it's time at full or near-full power (70% cruise) and gets serviced every 100 hours (oil changed). It has the advantage of seldom running in plowed ground, hence less dust going into the engine
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