Re: 656 Gas Usage - Nebraska Test Results

Posted by Jim Allen on September 08, 2005 at 05:18:40 from (209.173.160.22):

In Reply to: 656 Gas Usage - Nebraska Test Results posted by Nathan in Texas on September 07, 2005 at 13:24:26:

These numbers are about right on average. A
diesel does about 25 percent more work for
the same amount of fuel as a gasser. Still, as
TractorVet says, the difference can be
negligable on small acre farms considereing
the lower prices of the gassers out there. I'm a
diesel guy and it gives me hives to have to say
it! I was getting desperate to find the right
tractor at the right price and started looking at
gassers because they are so much cheaper
than diesels. I crunched the numbers and it
would have taken about 10 years for the fuel
savings of a diesel to make up the difference
in price between the diesel tractor I wanted
and the gasser I could afford. I was lucky
enough to find the diesel I wanted at a good
price, but I came very close to owning a 4020
gasser. The other element upcoming that
could narrow the gap again is the new
"emissions friendly" diesel fuel formulations
coming up in '06 and '07. This fuel will be
more expensive than the current (peewater)
diesel. Some say 10 to 15 cents more
expensive. It will be good fuel, though, better
than what we've had. Gas and diesel have
been running very close to the same price for
the past few years and an extra .10-.15 might
make them virtual equals.

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