Posted by Destroked 450 on May 20, 2022 at 18:04:26 from (66.38.93.182):
In Reply to: Tractor diesel usage posted by workshopman on May 20, 2022 at 03:06:23:
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There are so many variables to factor in for the small amount of fuel your using.
Are the conditions the same with no soft spots to pull through, are they traveling the same distance each day from gathering point to unload point, is this distance across soft ground one day and hard road surface the next
Is the drive leaving the tractor running while waiting to load or shutting the engine off if he has to wait for any length of time.
Are they taking their time on some loads and rushing to get done the next
I don't know the fuel consumption of the John Deeres but I have a Ford 5600 I use for mowing hay, for that tractor operating at pto speed pulling a 9 ft mower with no conditioner it's not working hard but is maintaining a steady upper rpm, it will use 1.5-1.75 gallons per hour and will empty it's 20 gallon tank in 11-14 hours or use 12-14 gallons per 8 hour day
Your tractor in comparison is only using 4-6.5 gallons per day that equals .5-.81 gallons per hour in a 8 hour day if it's using the whole 20 gallon tank of fuel in that 3-5 days
Is it taking the same amount of fuel to fill up on that 3rd day as it that on the 5 day fill up, 4 gallons difference is a days fuel so now the amount lost is half what you think it might be
If I suspected fuel theft I'd fill them at the end of each day and record the gallons used, if a tractor uses a extra gallon or two one day I'd look at the work conditions of that day, if it used 4-5 extra gallons then that driver would have to explain how he used twice as much fuel that day.
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