Petrol v diesel long and short term costs...

[Ty Korrigan]

You're going to do a lot more than 1.25 times more stumps with the 35 over the 25, so it's more economical in real terms.

 

Wise words there Mick.

Ty

[openspaceman]

Ah HAH!

Found this usefull link with the info from a manufacturer:

 

http://www.lawnsite.com/attachments/fuel-economy-web-version_3-10-pdf.194055

 

US gallons to litres is 3.78

 

Ty

 

I was a bit hasty in my last reply; have a look at this reworking using the american units

 

 

The two liquid cooled fuel injected petrol ones are better than the diesels.

 

Were they available and modified both to run with no throttle and governed by the ECU when at HI idle to make the best of E85 in France...

 

In UK rebated (red) diesel will remain better on price but many small firms don't have bulk storage and seem to run on DERV

[Ty Korrigan]

Article I found:

 

B&SD

 

"All of these engines are premium models intended for commercial OEM applications, such as rental equipment, that must stand up to years of tough demands. The design life of the V-twin Vanguard engine is 2,000 hours, but most commercial applications average only 500 to 1,000 hours, so there is plenty of margin in a Vanguard engine’s working life. Meanwhile, the partner company, Daihatsu, is producing an engine with a design life of 30,000 hours in stationary applications."

 

Ty

[openspaceman]

Article I found:

 

B&SD

 

"All of these engines are premium models intended for commercial OEM applications, such as rental equipment, that must stand up to years of tough demands. The design life of the V-twin Vanguard engine is 2,000 hours, but most commercial applications average only 500 to 1,000 hours, so there is plenty of margin in a Vanguard engine’s working life. Meanwhile, the partner company, Daihatsu, is producing an engine with a design life of 30,000 hours in stationary applications."

 

Ty

 

That's quite an old link.

 

Engine hours are interesting, I used to see chippers doing 400 hours/year and used by the worst types (railway and utility arbs) but no real engine problems.

 

250 days at 8 hours is 2000hrs so I'm talking about 20% utilisation, diggers and such reckon on about 1400hrs/year I think. I have seen 5 year old forwarders with 9000 hours but I suspect some double shifting early in life.

 

To put this in context when I handed my works van back with 305,000 miles on the clock it was 13 years old. Ignoring idling, as that doesn't rack up miles just wastes fuel, and guestimating an average speed of around 45mph that's 521 hours/year.