There was a time it was a very economical fuel, both on and off road.
Lots of vehicles, mostly pick-ups because of the convenience of a place for the tank, were converted to propane. The carb stayed on, a regulator was attached to the top.
A properly tuned system worked very well, supposedly there was power loss, but I couldn't feel it. It eliminated the troublesome auto choke and need for an accelerator pump. You could switch back to gas if propane wasn't available.
It is a good fuel for indoor use, burns very clean, oil stays clean, very little carbon.
It is not very economical anymore. For small time operators like us, fuel for the forklift is done on the tank exchange program, overpriced, partially filled and charged for a full tank,(not sure how they get away with that, but they all do it). And the price never came down when gas went down, but you can bet it's on the way up now!
I've been considering getting a whole house generator, but it would have to be propane to be practical. That greatly raises the cost, leasing a tank that would probably never get a refill in my lifetime, if any supplier would even be interested.
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