Posted by ss55 on October 19, 2012 at 19:32:30 from (50.81.68.105):
In Reply to: Opinions Wnated - #2 posted by Super-H-Mike on October 19, 2012 at 11:21:34:
It all depends on the condition of the tractor, how you intend to use the tractor and how many hours per year you will use it.
You can always look up the Nebraska Tractor Tests for the tractors you are condsidering to compare how efficient they are at the loads and engine speeds you intend to use it.
In general tractors of that era got around 12 horsepower-hours per gallon of gasoline fuel and 16 HP-Hr/Gal of diesel at maximum power. To say it another way a gas tractor would use 1/3 more gallons of fuel than the same model deisel tractor, ie: 72HP divided by 12 HP-Hr/Gal gasoline = 6 Gallons/Hr gasoline and 72HP divided by 16 HP-HR/Gal diesel = 4.5 Gallons per hour of diesel.
Tonight a local gas station had gasoline for $3.39.9 and Diesel for $42.29.9 so at today's fuel prices the fuel cost per hour of a gas tractor and a diesel are getting closer than they have ever been before.
6 gallons/Hr X $3.40/Gallon gasoline = $20.40/Hr
4.5 gallons/Hr x $4.30/gallon = $19.35/Hr
I think fuel tax refund would be the same per gallon for gas and diesel. So the fuel tax refund would be about 1/3 higher for the gas tractor.
A gas tractor would be at its worst disadvantage at high RPM and light load, like running a small mower or sprayer at full PTO speed.
Again, a tractor's condition may be more important than the fuel type because repairs are more expensive than the difference in fuel cost.
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