S205 fuel consumption

[Wrfreak]

Hey everyone, Great site with heaps of info. I am in oz and am looking to start a bobcat and tipper business. I have been doing heaps of research regarding running costs but was hoping someone can help me out with fuel consumption figures for an S205. I nave checked the operators manual and it quotes 12.9 litres per hour. Could someone confirm if this is correct as it seems to be a lot. I understand it depends on what you are doing. Any help would be appreciated. I'm happy to convert to gallons if that helps. Cheers Andrew

 

[Tazza]

It really depends on how hard you are running it.
I generally only put 20l in my machines and run them till they are pretty low, i get quite a few hours out of that much fuel. I don't run it flat out unless i have some serious digging to do, mostly 1/2-3/4 is all you need.
That figure does seem a little high. As long as you factor in fuel cost to your pricing, you should still be ok. Up in brisbane, i'ts pretty consistant, $1.50/litre, some times a litle more, some times a little less. But only a few c each way.