I'm in the market for an excavator and I know roughly what I'm looking for. Ill be doing a lot of land clearing (occasional big hard rock maple to be moved but mostly your standard firewood and lumber sized trees), fence line clearing, ditching, a mile long road and a large pond to be dug. I would like to know the average fuel consumption of the following excavators: 1. Hitachi ZX270LC and ZX270LC-3 2. Hitachi ZX330LC and ZX350LC-3 3. Deere 270C LC and 270D LC 4. Deere 330C LC and 350D LC 5. Cat 330CL and 330DL 6. Komatsu PC270LC-7 and LC-8 7. Komatsu PC300LC-7 and LC-8 If any one has operated these machines, let me know! Also let me know of any major issues and what not that one of these machines may have!
I have a 330c LC and running it hard for 10 hours it will burn close to 100 gallons of fuel.
Just curious as to what kind of decision you're looking to make based on this info. While I realize that over, say, 2000 hrs. as much as 2 gal/hr difference will equate to a somewhat substantial number, you should probably be basing your choice of machine on the merits of said machine. Fuel consumption might factor into the decision, but I surely wouldn't give it too much weight. MUCH more important if buying a new machine. Just my 2¢ though.