Posted by Don McCullough on January 07, 2010 at 08:05:07 from (71.114.185.149):
In Reply to: Engine oil posted by Don McCullough on January 07, 2010 at 07:16:18:
The great milage/hrs people and truckers are now experiencing before major overhaul can be attributed to:
More accurate machining of engine parts? Better engine oils? Better metals?
I assume all of the above but guessing better oil is the main reason for present day engine durability.
Anyone?
Too. Are farmers now getting a lot more hours out of their tractor engines than they used to? How is farm tractor engine life different now than say 30 years ago? 1980 a farmer could expect 5000 hours before major engine problems while now 8000 hours is more common? Just guessing here.
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