Posted by Ed Hotaling on March 20, 2012 at 15:53:23 from (67.240.55.230):
In Reply to: gas posted by carlton on March 19, 2012 at 22:28:57:
I have an H with a McCormick #31 loader on it and a Ford 850 with a Lord loader. Neither one has power steering. I use them on a little less than 12 acres in Massachusetts. The Ford has live hydraulics and a hydraulic bucket, but the H will load circles around it, depending on what is being loaded. Some folks complain about fuel usage, but I seldom use more than a couple of gallons per day. That's working most of the day making brush piles to burn. As someone already said, the M produces more HP-hrs/gallon. Doing loader work doesn't take a lot of HP, so it will not use a lot of gas per hour. They all get thirsty when you work the snot out of them. The H will lift about a ton, but that's pushing the limit. The Ford won't pick up quite as much. They both steer kind of hard with a really heavy load, but as long as they're moving, they are manageable. It boils down to what you expect out of the machine and what you're used to.
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