BadCompany
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I want to buy a small to medium loader for our snow removal business because I may be doing a large shopping center and I need to make TALLER piles. I know the up front costs of these machines (not cheap) but what I don't know is how they are on fuel use.
Do any of you guys have small to medium size loaders that you use for snow removal? How many gallons (liters?) per hour do they use? I really need the help because it's contract season and fuel is no longer an after thought.
BTW, here is what a cat dealer told me.....
Cat 908....75hp.... 2 gal hour
Cat IT 14g......95hp.... 3 gal hour
Cat 924H......128hp...5 gal hour.....target machine
Cat 930H.....150hp....6 gal hour....target machine
Cat 950H.....200hp....8 gal hour...
Are they real? He can tell me twice as much and half as much and I would nod like a wet noodle. He also told me that snow removal is the heaviest use of fuel because the machine is in constant motion and constant load. The other thing he told me was that Cat sizes their fuel tanks to meet a ten hour hard working period. Is that true?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Do any of you guys have small to medium size loaders that you use for snow removal? How many gallons (liters?) per hour do they use? I really need the help because it's contract season and fuel is no longer an after thought.
BTW, here is what a cat dealer told me.....
Cat 908....75hp.... 2 gal hour
Cat IT 14g......95hp.... 3 gal hour
Cat 924H......128hp...5 gal hour.....target machine
Cat 930H.....150hp....6 gal hour....target machine
Cat 950H.....200hp....8 gal hour...
Are they real? He can tell me twice as much and half as much and I would nod like a wet noodle. He also told me that snow removal is the heaviest use of fuel because the machine is in constant motion and constant load. The other thing he told me was that Cat sizes their fuel tanks to meet a ten hour hard working period. Is that true?
Thank you in advance for your help.