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Rick

11-06-2000 05:31:49




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I have noticed that a high percentage of MM tractors are propane. Is it because of the cold weather up North? Low fumes in dairy barns?




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Wayne

11-13-2000 15:59:03




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 Re: Why propane? in reply to Rick, 11-06-2000 05:31:49  
all of the positives given: clean burning, low internal engine wear=long life, longer oil change intervals, low fuel cost, usual easier starting in cold weather if everything was in order.
It is my understanding that in the South they used a similar fuel called butane that was very low cost and abundant in oil field country. The problem was the vaporizing temp. was such that in cold temp. regions you had trouble getting it to vaporize similar to gasoline carb. icing up.
On the negative in comparison to diesel you need a good spark like gasoline which can be a problem in wet conditions. Also special, heavy, larger fuel tanks needed and special transfer hoses for the fuel; and in order to get long enough refill times with the fact the btu's per gallon are 2/3's of diesel fuel. We had an MMlp engine tractor and would consider another one sometime especially for a winter loader tractor.

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DEAN SLAVICK

11-08-2000 04:25:28




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 Re: Why propane? in reply to Rick, 11-06-2000 05:31:49  
propane tractors of that era also had more hp than a diesel because the diesels were non-turboed



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MO lp

11-08-2000 07:17:44




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 Re: Re: Why propane? in reply to DEAN SLAVICK, 11-08-2000 04:25:28  
If you think a diesel runs good with a turbo you ough to see LP with it!!!!! !!



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Gary Stuchlik

11-11-2000 20:06:24




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 Re: Re: Re: Why propane? in reply to MO lp, 11-08-2000 07:17:44  
Is it possible to add a turbo to a Lp G-1000. Where would you purchase a turbo from - salvage from another make of tractor???
Any info would be helpful.



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Jeremy Fiorelli

11-10-2000 16:34:03




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 Re: Re: Re: Why propane? in reply to MO lp, 11-08-2000 07:17:44  
How well did the Turbos hold up. I had a discussion with a person that first tried to tell me that you couldn't turbo an LP engine and then after I convinced him you could said that the lp was to clean burnning and the turbos would burn up.

We have 13 or more LP MM's we use on our farm. The LP tractors are sure nice to start in cold weather.

Only recently had we ever had a diesel MM becides a couple 2-150's with the 585 that is a nice engine. We have one diesel G1000 with a turbo and two LP's. And a G950 lp one diesel and one 900 lp with 504 blocks and 33 heads.

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Mike M

11-07-2000 08:46:35




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 Re: Why propane? in reply to Rick, 11-06-2000 05:31:49  
Propane also doesn't "pollute" the engine oil as much as the other fuels, resulting in much less crud buildup in the engine. I have been told that automotive engines with 100,000+ miles look like new when torn down- no carbon on valves, etc.



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Mo LP

11-07-2000 06:34:45




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 Re: Why propane? in reply to Rick, 11-06-2000 05:31:49  
MM was one of the first tractor manufactures to have a really successful running propane tractor. They started around 1941. MM tractors used special intake and exhaust manifolds and changed the compression ratio of the engine for LP. Farmers liked it because it was cleaner burner. The propane was cheaper fuel. And despite what the formal paper work said the propane would do more work on a gallon than gasoline. So to summarize, cheaper fuel, more effiecient, less maintenance.

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Randall B.

11-06-2000 15:04:29




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 Re: Why propane? in reply to Rick, 11-06-2000 05:31:49  
That is a good question. Here in Oklahoma, a lot of U Moline were equipped with LP. I know for a reason LP was popular on MM is that LP is a clean burning fuel. I would speculate to say also it was probably cheaper to fun. I hope this helps a little bit. Randall



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Randall B.

11-06-2000 15:04:29




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 Re: Why propane? in reply to Rick, 11-06-2000 05:31:49  
That is a good question. Here in Oklahoma, a lot of U Moline were equipped with LP. I know for a reason LP was popular on MM is that LP is a clean burning fuel. I would speculate to say also it was probably cheaper to fun. I hope this helps a little bit. Randall



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