Leaving machines running when not in use

[Adam@Rumen]

Do you?

If you're getting back on/in it, how long is acceptable to keep it running?

 

[Tomr10]

I do a few minutes suppose hours mout up while loading

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Depends. If it has been used for a length of time or pushed hard I will leave it on tickover for 10 mins before shutting down. Will leave 10 / 15 mins on tickover if I am off and on, don’t like keep stopping and starting machinery.

 

[livestock 1]

I had a bad habit of leaving gear ticking over for long periods usually because it had been drilled into my head to look after the turbos. I have learnt that there’s a lot of wear takes place when ticking over under no load splines and gears chatter back and forwards you can hear it

 

[Kidds]

My missus rang me up a while ago to ask how to turn the tractor off as she was fed up of the noise now.
I'd left home hours ago!

Don't usually leave them that long

 

[Spencer]

Didn’t London buses run continuously , oil changed whilst running etc... to prolong engine life

 

[Boysground]

Was in a new London bus yesterday. Sure the engine was turning off when it stopped

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[holywell farmer]

Any machine farm or site come lunch break probably be off for 30 minutes or so,

 

[stablegirl]

5 to 10 minutes but this can become 20-30 all to easily.

These machines depreciate at £12-£20 per clock hour, I like them turned off.

 

[livestock 1]

I cringe at roundabouts when I hear cars coming alongside and switching off then starting immediately a few seconds later and shooting off. I was told turbos need a few minutes idle to pre prime and start up engines under no load. Most wear is a few seconds after starting but there you go

 

[Banana Bar]

Telematics scares me when looking at idle times. JCB Loadall is the worst offender by a long way.

 

[The Son]

Turn off everything, nothing annoys me more than an idling engine.

 

[davidroberts30]

Telematics scares me when looking at idle times. JCB Loadall is the worst offender by a long way.

Was just going to say
My 310 the last time it was plugged in at 9k hours there was 3k of idle time?

 

[Drillman]

If I’m on off cab hopping etc I leave stuff running. Makes me cringe every time I see a turbo engine shut down without been allowed to idle for a bit first.

 

[livestock 1]

Jump out of telehandler because there’s a cow calving or something in trouble turning it off is not on your mind

 

[john432]

Cant remember exactly, but thought it took 3 or 5 seconds of running time fuel to actually start an engine. If the dark Chancellor has his way... there will be a lot less idling engines ....an hour is 3 to 4 ltrs of fuel, plus another £10 -£15 depreciation for that extra hour clocked for no return.

 

[Quaddog]

Think I read somewhere once that the biggest waste of fuel on farms is not switching off when you could do.

 

[livestock 1]

Think I read somewhere once that the biggest waste of fuel on farms is not switching off when you could do.

Or land scattered about everywhere carrying feed or gear back and forward to do jobs

 

[ridger]

Think I read somewhere once that the biggest waste of fuel on farms is not switching off when you could do.

I like to keep it running, you either buy fuel or starters ring gear etc. Got caught out with the lorry one time as well, far from home and it wouldn't start so it gets left running now too, hated being 2 hours from home and not being able to get going

 

[Chae1]

Think I read somewhere once that the biggest waste of fuel on farms is not switching off when you could do.

Its not only fuel though! Depreciation and servicing another major one with tractors being left idling. Tractors use very little fuel when idling if computers to be believed.


Should only clock hours above 1500rpm in my view.

Farm i live at has no sheds tractor will fit in. So have to park it outside. Generally start it up before i have breakfast to get engine up to operating temperature before going down road and so windows defrost. Be ten minutes a day. Then there's the dreaded gps. If i shut off tractor during a break i lose satellites so generally leave it running.