A combine harvester working a golden wheat crop
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Fuel use calculator

How much diesel does the job really take? Enter what a job used to see litres per hectare and per hour - then how much fuel, how many tank fills and how many hours the next job needs.

A job you did

Litres to fill back up after the job (or from the fuel log).

Hectares covered. 1 acre = 0.405 ha.

From the hour meter. 0 to skip.

The next job

Same kind of work, similar paddocks.

Usable litres in the tractor or header tank.

Optional: what you pay a litre. 0 to skip costs.

Your fuel use

7 L/ha2.8 L per acre
46.7 L/hper engine hour
1,050 Lfor the next job

3 full tanks

Work rate
6.7 ha an hour
Next job: hours
about 22.5 hours
Next job: fuel
1,050 L · 277 US gal
Fuel cost per hectare
Enter your fuel price
Next job: fuel cost
Enter your fuel price
Link to these numbers

How we work it out

  • Litres per hectare: fuel used ÷ area worked. Per acre = L/ha × 0.405.
  • Per hour and work rate: fuel used ÷ engine hours, and area ÷ engine hours.
  • Next job: L/ha × area to do; tank fills = litres ÷ tank size; cost = litres × your price.

Based only on the job you enter - soil, speed, depth, slope, the implement and the operator all change fuel use, so a different kind of job needs its own figures. We don’t show fuel prices; use what you pay. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere. For gallons, acres and other units use the farm unit converter.

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