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Re: Lhasa post# 47

Wednesday, 04/18/2007 2:01:19 PM

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:01:19 PM

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For what it’s worth, I’ve never really considered the fuel consumption of IVT in lawnmowers as any great issue.

John Deere seem to do well in selling hydrostatics, despite their inherent greater fuel usage, presumably because their greater versatility outweighs the disadvantage.

I personally have found that a hydrostatic drive is more fuel efficient than a six speed in lawn mowing, simply because it takes less time, though I’ve no doubt the drive itself is less efficient in terms of miles per gallon in the crudest of senses.

Whilst Infinitrak may well claim an improvement in overall efficiency over both six speed and hydrostatic, I would have thought both marginal as the majority of the power output is directed towards the cutters.

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