Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver
 
Marketplace
Classified Ads
Photo Ads
Tractor Parts
Salvage

Community
Discussion Forums
Project Journals
Your Stories
Events Calendar
Hauling Schedule

Galleries
Tractor Photos
Implement Photos
Vintage Photos
Help Identify
Parts & Pieces
Stuck & Troubled
Vintage Ads
Community Album
Photo Ad Archives

Research & Info
Articles
Tractor Registry
Tip of the Day
Safety Cartoons
Tractor Values
Serial Numbers
Tune-Up Guide
Paint Codes
List Prices
Production Nbrs
Tune-Up Specs
Torque Values
3-Point Specs
Glossary

Miscellaneous
Tractor Games
Just For Kids
Virtual Show
Museum Guide
Memorial Page
Feedback Form

Yesterday's Tractors Facebook Page

  
Tractor Talk Discussion Board

Re: fuel consumption (diesel)??


[ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ]

Posted by RodInNS on September 21, 2011 at 17:53:06 from (216.118.158.123):

In Reply to: Re: fuel consumption (diesel)?? posted by Tx Jim on September 21, 2011 at 16:32:48:

Can't speak to the air filter but the turbo was certainly working. IIRC it was a new turbo as the old one had developed a hole in the turbine housing.
A big part of the reason we ran my chopper on that tractor at the time was to try and get more mileage from the big tractor as they had been using a small chopper. They had a 3940 and mine was a 3960. Neither of us were too impressed with the throughput. I'd hoped that I could have doubled the throughput compared to what the Ford was chopping as we were picking up bigger rows... but the pitifull Deere harvester heads can't seem to pick up and faster than 4 mph consistently... so we really just couldn't get any more into the machine. The tractor had the power to handle it and the chopper had the throat to take it... we just couldn't feed enough in. Again... it goes right back to my point about running an engine at rated speed and light loads. They're going to burn the fuel anyway. It's up to you to get the work from the fuel.... and about right sizing the tractor. If we'd gotten the production we were looking for from the chopper when it was on the 4440 then I think fuel use per tonne would have been close to the same.

As far as the sarcastic remark about the plow... yeah, I probably can show you a 7710 or two that has pulled more plow than a lot of 4440's. Another neghbour of mine pulls a Kverneland BB115 at 6x22" with a fully ballasted 7710 MFWD that he's got turned up to somewhere in the region of 120 hp. Does he pull it fast.... No. I think 3L is probably about all it makes most times and only on dry ground... but it did it for a lot of years. The same tractors also hauled an 11' BushHog offset with 26" or 28" blades, buried to the spools. He claims that disc weighs in at 5.5 ton. All I know is that it has roughly 4x6 bar for it's side frame rails... so I know it's heavy. My 9' offset with 3x6x5/16" HSS is roughly 2 ton...
MFWD 7710's when heavily ballasted, on 23 degree radial all traction rubber... will pull like hell. He's had scaled loads of 26 tonne behind his when hauling manure... and I believe 22 yd of wet peat, dug straight out of the bog on the same spreader. He broke 7 drawbars in the span of about 1 week before he made his own... which is now the full width and depth of the housing... along with a rear support strap on the top of the housing to hook the two horizontal holes in the axle center housing. These tractors can nearly have their front ends balanced by drawbar loads alone while carrying 600# of suitcase weights and probably another 800# in the loaded front tires. They don't lift but they're on the edge of controllable climbing a hill.
That's been the life of my buddy's two 7710's and my one 7710... and probably 25000 hours between the three.

Rod


Replies:




Add a Reply

:
:
:

:

:

:

:

:

:

Advanced Posting Options

: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.



 
Advanced Posting Tools
  Upload Photo  Select Gallery Photo  Attach Serial # List 
Return to Post 

TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Today's Featured Article - A Farmall Story - by Ed Meadors. The year was 1978. Our young family had recently moved to rural Chesapeake, Virginia to a plot of land which would finally allow us to realize our dreams of a huge garden, critters and more lawn and pasture than we would ever use! We needed a TRACTOR; not a riding mower or tractor wannabe, but a real TRACTOR. The answer to our needs materialized in the form of a '44 Farmall A, complete with cultivators, discs, single plow, a 5ft.Woods belly mower and one, mounted spare 9.00x24 rear wheel. ... [Read Article]

Latest Ad: Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request [More Ads]

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy