Tractor diesel consumption!!

[Bossfarmer]

With fuel prices increasing and less farm support forecast in the future i feel tractor manufacturers should be given a benchmark for testing fuel economy such as at set pto or RMP and it should be tested independantly!! most people look at the MPG figures when buying a car that might only cost £1000 on fuel per year it should be much more important when buying a tractor!

 

[Farmer Roy]

The problem with that is arriving at a standard method of testing. Tractors are subject to such a variety of loads & operating conditions, compared to cars which are commonly divided between " urban " & " highway " cycles, for example

My T8040 for example can vary from 15 l / hr to over 60 l / hr fuel use, depending on the type of work it's doing

 

[Bossfarmer]

The problem with that is arriving at a standard method of testing. Tractors are subject to such a variety of loads & operating conditions, compared to cars which are commonly divided between " urban " & " highway " cycles, for example

My T8040 for example can vary from 15 l / hr to over 60 l / hr fuel use, depending on the type of work it's doing

Mabye a figure for pto work and another for towing? John deere winning so far which is a surprise

 

[Bossfarmer]

Given the money these tractor manufacturers are charging now surely some sort of independant benchmark tests must be essential i run tractors to 10k hrs even a 5l/hr difference over that period equates to £25,000 difference in fuel costs!!!!

 

[roscoe erf]

It’s a fendt end of discussion

 

[Bossfarmer]

It’s a fendt end of discussion

Any evidence to back this up? They use the same engine as deutz?

 

[MickW]

https://tractortestlab.unl.edu/testreports

The Nabraska tractor tests should do the job, it's a very thorough test and the reports are available at the above site. I thought that all manufacturers provided fuel consumption figures.
DLG will have something but I doubt that it's as complete as Nebraska

Mick w

 

[Bossfarmer]

https://tractortestlab.unl.edu/testreports

The Nabraska tractor tests should do the job, it's a very thorough test and the reports are available at the above site. I thought that all manufacturers provided fuel consumption figures.
DLG will have something but I doubt that it's as complete as Nebraska

Mick w

Cheers, hell of an information here will have a good read when i get time has anyone tried any on farm comparisons?

 

[roscoe erf]

Any evidence to back this up? They use the same engine as deutz?

Evidence ha this is tff don’t need evidence

 

[Bossfarmer]

Evidence ha this is tff don’t need evidence

Ive never compared a fendt nor driven one but was under the impression that was more of a sales pitch, youve got to sell a 120k tractor somehow? Not sure if it has occured to fendt owners they could get a substantially cheaper german built tractor with the same engine in the form of deutz? Or perhaps they are unreliable?

 

[davidroberts30]

you dont read profi magazine then

 

[Bossfarmer]

you dont read profi magazine then

No i dont actually why?

 

[davidroberts30]

they test the tractors and give a usage figure per KW of engine power over a wide variety of tests

 

[jamesy]

I thought it had been emphatically unproven on here that it’s a fendt. Supporting data below

































































See?

 

[thesilentone]

Very easy solution to improve fuel consumption for farm tractors - make the fuel tank bigger........

 

[Bossfarmer]

they test the tractors and give a usage figure per KW of engine power over a wide variety of tests

Interesting so what were the results?

 

[RWG Contracts]

It’s a fendt end of discussion

Any evidence to back this up? They use the same engine as deutz?

They do 46mpg loaded at 80 tonne. He’ll be along soon to tell you

 

[Bossfarmer]

They do 46mpg loaded at 80 tonne. He’ll be along soon to tell you

 

[davidroberts30]

Interesting so what were the results?

The new holland tested this month is the best so far

 

[Bossfarmer]

I thought it had been emphatically unproven on here that it’s a fendt. Supporting data below

































































See?

They dont seem to be doing so well in the poll, or mabye theres just more JD drivers around to vote