New L47 breakin question

NRoweyL47

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2025 L47TL
Apr 9, 2025
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I have 10 hrs or so on a 2024 L47, I have been taking it easy running aroud 1500 to 1800 RPM for light duty tasks.
Running for about 1 hr at a time just doing od jobs around property.
I have noticed the particulate matter percent guage is already at 30 pct.
Also I am letting it warm up at Idle 3 or 4 mins every time I start cold and cool for about 2 mins evertime i shut it down.
Is this normal, figuring this will go into regen every 25 or 30 hrs of run time.
Or should I rum at higher RPM and not worry about Idle times?
I came from a 2010 B3200, none of this emission stuff.

Thanks for any thoughts
 

old and tired

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L2800 HST; 2005; R4
There are much more knowledgeable people with emissions than me but my understanding is that Idling or low RPM's are bad for DPF... they tend to clog quickly. I wounder about the start up / cool down thoughts about idling??? Not that I will ever own a new tractor...
 

Runs With Scissors

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Personally, I have never followed any "break in" procedure.

I just run my equipment/cars/trucks/tractors just like I normally do from minute one.

Most of the time, but not always, I do change the fluids/filters sooner for the first time though. Just to make myself "feel better".

Although my experience is purely anecdotal, I have many, many tens of thousands of miles on my cars/trucks and other engines.

I would just "Run it, like you stole it" (tongue in cheek of course)
 
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notforhire

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If I do light loader or backhoe work it doesn't take long to get up to 75-80%. The engine isn't working very hard and running at 1500 rpm or so.
I frequently do a "road trip" to our other property, which is about 1/2 mile away. I blast down the road at 12mph/2600 rpm:eek:
The clog-o-meter will generally drop 5% or so.
So it goes up pretty slowly from there and eventually gets to regen time.
I've never noticed any drop in performance during the running cycle.
IMO these engines are designed to work fairly hard. Run them at low load or idle and the soot will build up faster.
 
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mikester

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Old school pre-emmission equipment is match throttle to work requirements.

New school is you have to run at full throttle all the time and keep the engine and emissions stuff HOT.

You gotta learn
 
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NRoweyL47

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2025 L47TL
Apr 9, 2025
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Ya, I gues running at a higher RPM will be somting I will have to get used to.
Thanks