Diesel often twice as efficient

Posted by jdemaris on April 19, 2007 at 05:45:53 from (66.218.11.31):

In Reply to: Diesel or Propane posted by billybunter on April 18, 2007 at 14:57:19:

Just read a few efficiency tests from Nebraska Tests. LP is always the least efficient. But, LP is cheaper so usually - gas is the most expensive to run, LP the second, and diesel the cheapest.
At present, the National average price of LP is $1.50 , reg. gas is $2.87, pump diesel $2.87, and farm diesel $1.90.

For example - a Deere 4020 with Syncro trans.

LP 4020,95 HP, 7.9 horsepower-hours per gallon
Cost 19 cents per horsepower-hour.

Gas 4020, 95 HP 9.9 horsepower-hours per gallon
Cost 29 cents per horsepower-hour.

Diesel 4020, 95HP 16.4 horsepower-hours per gal.
Cost 11.5 cents per horsepower-hour.

Farmal-IH 706

LP 706, 76HP, 7.4 horsepower-hours per gal.
Cost 20 cents per horsepower-hour.

Gas 706, 76.5HP, 9.5 horsepower-hours per gal.
Cost 30 cents per horsepower-hour.

Diesel 706, 76HP, 12.4 horsepower-hours per gal.
Cost 15 cents per horsepower-hour.

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