Shimmy1
Senior Member
Loading sidedump with my Komatsu 290-11. Just running one truck, takes about 5 minutes to load. What I did on Saturday was set the auto-shutdown to 5 minutes and just let it do it's thing.
I have 80 loads to haul. 5 minutes per load is almost 7 hours of idle time, IF I continue like this. Also, as an added bonus, it's only about 20°F so engine has cooled down quite a bit in the hour it takes me to make a round.
So, first question. How long would you guys let it run before throttling up to load? Currently, I turn off the auto-idle, and after I start it, I bump it up to probably 1400, wait about 30 seconds, start making the first bucket, after I dump it I throttle up to probably 1600, make two more, then give'r.
Next, shut-down. Takes about 5 minutes to load. Temp gauge is usually about 2/3 way up to normal spot, so not hot by any means. Can't set the auto-shutdown any less than 5 minutes. Is one minute enough? 2? What say you guys.
I have 80 loads to haul. 5 minutes per load is almost 7 hours of idle time, IF I continue like this. Also, as an added bonus, it's only about 20°F so engine has cooled down quite a bit in the hour it takes me to make a round.
So, first question. How long would you guys let it run before throttling up to load? Currently, I turn off the auto-idle, and after I start it, I bump it up to probably 1400, wait about 30 seconds, start making the first bucket, after I dump it I throttle up to probably 1600, make two more, then give'r.
Next, shut-down. Takes about 5 minutes to load. Temp gauge is usually about 2/3 way up to normal spot, so not hot by any means. Can't set the auto-shutdown any less than 5 minutes. Is one minute enough? 2? What say you guys.