[AT] Tractor OEM filters

[Dennis Johnson]

Charlie,

I have not really tried to find top speed. I know it does 80+ fine, but not sure about milage at that speed.

Thanks
Dennis


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> On Jul 27, 2015, at 5:55 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Dennis,  it sounds like a good choice for light to medium duty
> towing and every day driving.  Except for the price of filters and oil!
> What is the max RPM on the engine and do you have an idea of what it's
> top speed is?  Not that I would go racing with it but there are some
> interstates I travel where you'll get run over at 80 mph and I've seen
> traffic flow as fast as 90.  Of course there is always the option of getting
> in the right hand lane and going slower.  I'm just curious.   By my 
> calculation,
> you've about got the additional cost back already in fuel savings.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Dennis Johnson
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 1:15 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor OEM filters
> 
> Charlie
> 
> Great option. For me it is worth the $2800 premium over cost of 5.7 Hemi
> 3.0 Liter built by VM Diesel from Italy. This is old time engine manufacture 
> that transformed to auto diesels for Jaguar, Fiat, Jeep, and now Ram. 240 HP 
> and 420 torque
> I have the 3.94 RA ratio to get about 9000 pound tow rating in a 4x4 dual 
> cab long bed. This gets 25 to 27 MPG on flat land at 65 mph in Indiana and 
> similar terrain. Going uphill from Kansas to Colorado at 75 mph drops down 
> to just over 21 mph. Every day driving near Houston is 23 to 25 mpg, and 
> frequent Houston to Tulsa trips average 24 to 25 MPG
> Pulling trailers drop it some. Small 6 x 12 with mower got 21. Larger 20 ft 
> bumper pull rated 10K with MF35 on it got about 19 Houston to Tulsa.
> I have 62,000 miles on it now and had it about 14 months
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
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> 
>> On Jul 26, 2015, at 10:14 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dennis,  could you give us a brief review of that Eco-Diesel?   Cubic
>> Inches, actual fuel consumption,
>> horsepower, torque, cost as an option, who builds the engine and your
>> overall assessment of it?
>> Thanks,  I'm real curious about that engine, not that I'm going to go out
>> and
>> buy one or anything right now but I'm sure curious.
>> 
>> Charlie
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Dennis Johnson
>> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:31 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor OEM filters
>> 
>> Mike,
>> 
>> Feel lucky. The new oil and filters for my Ram ECO-Diesel are not yet
>> available at most parts houses. One place listed oil at about $13 per 
>> quart
>> (10 qt required), but filter was not available. Therefore dealer charges
>> $198 for oil and filter change every 10,000 miles.
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Jul 26, 2015, at 5:44 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> OK, so a few months back I bought a Mahindra 4035 to replace an aging
>>> Massey 255. So far I love it; it sips fuel, and best of all, I'm not
>>> working on it all the time. The OEM recommends changing the original oil
>>> at 50 hours, then every 200 after that. So I called the dealer I bought
>>> the tractor from to see if they had a filter in stock, they did, for the
>>> bargain price of $27!!!!!!!!!! I mean come on, it looks like a regular
>>> filter nothing special. I can't believe Mahindra designed their own
>>> filter when there are thousands of ones already in production. Evil
>>> Dave, have you had any similar issues with your new Kubota? Any thoughts
>>> on how to cross this filter? I've tried to cross the OEM number with
>>> Wix, Baldwin, Donaldson, NAPA, all with no success.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike M
>>> 
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