Hello,
I have recently purchased my first orange tractor. It is a 2008 M6800SDT 4WD w/ CAB. Hours are 745.2. I purchased this from a coworker who was original owner. He claimed all service was done by dealer at recommended intervals. I called dealer to verify records, and he was correct, he had a service contract thru last year.
I had my local dealer complete a full service at 709 hours when I bought it. I have not used it much for work as I was troubleshooting a hydraulic air leak for quite a while. It ended up being an o-ring on the suction pipe near the pipe inlet at transmission case.
Anyway, I noticed in running it, I had to add engine oil every time I used it. Once the hydraulics were fixed, I Started using it more to bush hog my fields this spring. I noticed a LOT of oil consumption. I had to add 6 qts 3 days in a row. So the other day I filled it with new oil. I ran it for exactly 1 hour at operating RPM for bush hog (2200 engine, 540 PTO). I checked oil and dipstick is dry. I had to add 6 qts of oil to reach full mark again. Now for the bad part. The tractor runs and idles fine. No smoke at all, There is not a drop of oil leaking anywhere, I inspected entire engine looking for a leak and nothing. I parked it on my concrete driveway with cardboard for 4 days and nothing. I checked the clutch housing drain plug, dry as a bone. Engine runs great when I increase throttle, i can see heat coming from stack but not a bit of smoke. If I was burning 6 qts of oil shouldn't I see some smoke, or have a problem with it trying to runaway?
Any advice would be helpful. I have limited knowledge of diesel engines and how they work. If a cylinder was blown so bad to lose that much oil, shouldn't it run bad?
I have recently purchased my first orange tractor. It is a 2008 M6800SDT 4WD w/ CAB. Hours are 745.2. I purchased this from a coworker who was original owner. He claimed all service was done by dealer at recommended intervals. I called dealer to verify records, and he was correct, he had a service contract thru last year.
I had my local dealer complete a full service at 709 hours when I bought it. I have not used it much for work as I was troubleshooting a hydraulic air leak for quite a while. It ended up being an o-ring on the suction pipe near the pipe inlet at transmission case.
Anyway, I noticed in running it, I had to add engine oil every time I used it. Once the hydraulics were fixed, I Started using it more to bush hog my fields this spring. I noticed a LOT of oil consumption. I had to add 6 qts 3 days in a row. So the other day I filled it with new oil. I ran it for exactly 1 hour at operating RPM for bush hog (2200 engine, 540 PTO). I checked oil and dipstick is dry. I had to add 6 qts of oil to reach full mark again. Now for the bad part. The tractor runs and idles fine. No smoke at all, There is not a drop of oil leaking anywhere, I inspected entire engine looking for a leak and nothing. I parked it on my concrete driveway with cardboard for 4 days and nothing. I checked the clutch housing drain plug, dry as a bone. Engine runs great when I increase throttle, i can see heat coming from stack but not a bit of smoke. If I was burning 6 qts of oil shouldn't I see some smoke, or have a problem with it trying to runaway?
Any advice would be helpful. I have limited knowledge of diesel engines and how they work. If a cylinder was blown so bad to lose that much oil, shouldn't it run bad?
