Fuel Economy on B2650

NHSleddog

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I am very impressed with the fuel economy on the B2650.

I have several 10 hour days now using different attachments. I keep 2 6 gallon pails for diesel and it will take about a full one at the end of the day.

10 hours with the tiller in rough ground has been the hardest on it so far (one to two bars at the end of the day.

Right now that is about $1.20/hr. Very impressive.
 

dirtydeed

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Agreed. They are pretty fuel efficient. I typically run mine at around 1600-1800 rpm though. Not for fuel efficiency, its just where the tractor has plenty of juice for the task and its comfortable to run without ear plugs.
 

bird dogger

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Couldn't agree more! Rototilling or cultivating the field.....it just keeps going,
and going, and going. One day I'll learn that it's just not necessary to keep draggin' those extra fuel cans along.
 

Rcflyer330

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Kubota B2650 Cab, B2779 Broom, B2782B Snowblower, RB1672 rear blade
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On our B2650 cab I calculated it used an average of just over 1/2 gal per hour to be exact .589 gph over the first 64hrs. The usage was just a front mount broom (~48hrs) and a snowblower (~16 hrs) not the most strenuous use but interesting to know. I should have seperated summer and winter rate but I didn't keep track of the winter fuel use just the overall fuel.

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lunasdude

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Kubota BX1880, FEL, quick con pto, box bld, land plane, flail mower
Dec 22, 2018
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When I got by little BX 1880 a few years ago, I thought the fuel gauge was broken!

I started off draggin our yard for weeds with a drag harrow, then latter using a land plane (land leveler) and finally moving some dirt and gravel.

Sat on the seat and literally tapped on the gauge,\hmmm... still full:confused:, got off and opened the Diesel cap and it was still full!:confused:

Confused:confused:, I kept going, two weeks later, using a 4ft flail mower to cut weeds, I finally noticed it had dropped to 1/2 a tank! YAY!:D

it took another week of doing the above before the fuel light came on!

My first new tank took 3 weeks!:eek:

Don't know what that works out to in fuel consumption but DAM!:cool:

3 years later still the same, little beast is a slow drinker!;)
 
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Creature Meadow

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My uncle and I were using a L3400 to pull my land plane. Been going at it for about 4 or 5 hours, told him to pull over to the barn so I could fill it up.

He said, still showing full she is a fuel sipper not drinker.....
 

NHSleddog

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My last tractor was a NH 1620 (similar HP) that I purchased new years ago. It would go through almost double in the same amount of time.
 

NoJacketRequired

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Fuel consumption is directly proportional to the work being done. While my tractors are older (B2410 and a pair of B7510's) I see fairly large changes in fuel consumption based on the load being applied. Gee, that's just as one might expect! LoL

As an example, I can mow grass with the B2410 and can get 10 hours from a tank without stretching it in the least - I could likely get 12 hours.

By contrast, this past winter we had one storm that delivered a heap of truly sloppy snow; blowing it burned a full tank in 4 hours flat. That was the highest fuel consumption I've ever seen, in any of the three tractors (all have same rated HP). That includes running similar snow blowers on both of the B7510's. That super-wet snow just kept the B2410's governor right against the max HP stop so the fuel burn was the maximum possible.
 

nbryan

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Yes, I find I get a LOT of work done on a tank using my B2650. The power draw varies so much depending on the implement and job, but with the heaviest steady work I've thrown at it, about 6 straight hours trenching with the backhoe, there was still 1/4 tank left.
My estimate is a heavy steady 8 hour day minimum per tank. That's a lot of work for $30 fuel.
I like it. :D
 
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