Well, let's consider an automobile engine in a piece of farm equipment. For example, a K Gleaner combine had a 250 cubic inch Chev 6 engine. That engine, per the owner's manual, required an oil change every 100 hours. That same engine in a car operating under severe conditions as outlined in the owner's manual, would require an oil change every 2500 miles.In the combine, that engine would run at 2400 rpm probably 90 percent of its operating life, producing its rated 75 hp at that rpm. In a car, that engine would turn around the same rpm at 60 mph. It was rated at 145 hp (1970 vintage) at 4800 rpm which it would very seldom see. Operating at a continuous speed in the combine would extend the life of an engine. Cold starts, varying rpm's,different weather conditions seen in a car would detract from the engine's lifespan. At 100,000 miles the car engine would be due for an overhaul. We had a K that ran about 200 hours per year for 35 years, yet the engine showed no sign of oil consumption or blowby. A tractor on the other hand, would be operating at full power for more of the time than would a combine. It would be hard to fairly compare a gas tractor engine to a car engine since the tractor engine is much more heavily built. A diesel engine would usually outlast its gas counterpart in the same model of machine, but cost considerably more when new. Since tractor's operating historys' would be much more variable than an automobiles', comparisons can only be general in nature.
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Today's Featured Article - Stories From Old Farmer - by K. Pratt. Old Farmer, a.k.a. Dale Jensen began posting messages to our discussion forums at the grand age of 75. With extensive knowledge of farming and tractors, he valued the past and the ways that went with it. He shared these values with us until shortly before his passing. I spoke with Dale in his last days and requested his permission to share some of his stories with the readers of our magazine. He agreed, and provided the
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