Re: Diesel Tractor Question

Posted by Deas Plant. on July 21, 2003 at 11:37:46 from (210.50.60.56):

In Reply to: Diesel Tractor Question posted by Guest on July 21, 2003 at 10:16:18:

Hi, Guest.
To the best of my knowledge, which is NOT encyclopedic, there are NO manufacturers making tractors these days to run on anything much except refined diesel fuels.

Back in the 'good ol' days', there were several, among them Lanz of Germany, who boasted that their engines would run on crude oil. However, most were heavy, slow-revving single-cylinder engines and many required some form of external pre-heating, as in with a blow-torch or similar, to get them running.

In their earlier days, even Caterpillar engines were designed to run on lower-grade fuels such as #2 burner oil or similar. Unfortunately, technology has progressed along lines more or less dictated by the major oil companies, for their benefit rather than the consumer's.

Hope this helps.

You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

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