Fuel Comsumption of a JD 5410 Plowing Snow

Fergienewbee · Jan 27, 2014

My BIL has plowed our drive twice in the last three days. Probably takes close to an hour. He never accepts much except maybe a couple of cookies or some chili. I'd like to reimburse him some how. How much diesel fuel do you think he uses? I don't want to be like the salesman that my other BIKL took for a ride in his Scarab. Guy offered $10.00 for gas; BIL said he didn't have the heart to tell the guy that wouldn't even get him out of the channel.

Larry

farmer boy · Jan 27, 2014

3gal/hr. Plowing snow with a loader seems to be very hard on fuel. So if you want to reimburse for fuel, $25 should do it.

bo · Jan 27, 2014

An hour of running? Maybe $4 of diesel.

DENNIS MIN · Jan 27, 2014

Fergie,

Nice that you thought of his expenses. Food, and some cash, perhaps a note of appreciation would go over nicely.

D

Sorry to state I do not have consumption rates for any tractor.

Janicholson · Jan 27, 2014

THe fuel was probably in that 10.00 category, the time and machine and cold tollerance were more. Take him and Wife if any to a sit down dinner. Jim

DoubleR · Jan 27, 2014

Just offer him whatever it was worth to you.
I never accept anything when I plow my neighbors out. But I do appreciate it when they at least offer. But I do figure they put up with a little smell now and then from my cattle or a little dust when I work a dry Field. I just figure it as PR on my part and trying to keep the neighbors happy and to get along.
I do know this. I have burnt allot more fuel this winter than I normally do plowing snow. Not to mention the hours and wear I've put on my blower tractor.

showcrop · Jan 27, 2014

I think that the main thing is to offer him the opportunity to turn down the compensation.

J.Wondergem · Jan 27, 2014

Or just take them out to eat.

Fergienewbee · Jan 27, 2014

Thanks for the input. We do take them for dinner occasionally and we have helped them put plastic over their greenhouse a couple of times. I think its 80 x 120. I just didn't want him to burning $50.00 worth of fuel. We have hit the limit that my TO-30 can handle and we're running out of room to stack it. May look for a 6' snow blower this spring. Either that or a tractor with live hydraulics.

Larry

Bruce SEKs · Jan 27, 2014

Just go get a bid from the guys that move snow in town charge. You probably would be glad to give him $50

Anonymous-0 · Jan 28, 2014

Doubt your TO-30 would handle a 6' snow blower.

Tx Jim · Jan 28, 2014

Nebraska test shows 4GPH for a JD 5410 at pto speed

Traditional Farmer · Jan 28, 2014

Never hurts to be generous in situations where you really need something done like you say.$50 won't seem like much when you get about half way thru shoveling.Or as others have said if its a person you know really well then take them to a nice place to eat and I don't mean Wendys instead of McDonalds.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 28, 2014

I'd give him home made cookies

I just like to get out and drive the tractors - not looking to make money - generate some good will

and the cookies are much appreciated

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