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Fuel Usage ?

Discussion in 'Lawn Mowing' started by Mowman, Jul 24, 2000.

  1. Mowman

    Mowman LawnSite Senior Member
    from Northwest Ohio
    Messages: 553

    Guys/Gals running a 20HP Kolher how much fuel are you using per hour? Just a ballpark figure. Also what octane are you using? Does the engine backfire when you shut it down? Thanks for your replies. Mowman
     
    Mowman, Jul 24, 2000
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  2. Eric ELM

    Eric ELM Husband, Father, Friend, Angel
    from Chicago, IL USA
    Messages: 4,831

    It depends on if you have a Magnum Kohler or a Command Kohler. It also depends on the size of the deck that it is running and if it's a ZTR or a walk behind. The older Magnums used about 1.5 gallons an hour on a ZTR with a 60&quot; deck. The Command uses about 1.25 gallon an hour on the same setup. The Command never back fires, but the Magnum would load up with gas fumes in the muffler when I started it and when you hit the starter, it would sound like a shotgun going off. Since we have a fuel usage discussion going, on a DC with a 60&quot; deck, the Yanmar 26 HP diesel uses 3 quarts an hour in tall thick grass and now that the grass has slowed down, I'll have to check it again. It is less I know, but not sure how much less. <p>----------<br>&lt;a href=&quot;http://elmlawnsite.com/&quot;&gt;Eric@ELM&lt;/a&gt;<br>
     
    Eric ELM, Jul 24, 2000
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  3. lawrence stone

    lawrence stone Banned
    from anthracite valley, commonwealth of pennsylvania Wi
    Messages: 2,079

    Toro gear drive walk behinds using a sulky<br>w/ 18 hp command and 62&quot; deck =.8 gal/hr<br>w/ 16 hp mag and 52&quot; deck=1.0 gal/hr<br>w/ 12.5 hp ohv single and 44&quot; deck=.6 gal/hr
     
    lawrence stone, Jul 24, 2000
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