Posted by jdemaris on July 30, 2009 at 15:51:35 from (67.142.130.48):
In Reply to: Gas or Diesel? posted by James Howell on July 30, 2009 at 09:53:33:
I'd take a diesel for any tractor that's really going to do some work.
#1 - You get more energy in a gallon of diesel than in a gallon of gas. And, a compression-ignition engine using diesel fuel runs more efficiently that a spark-igntion gas engine. And, I can buy off-road diesel and not pay highway tax (like I do on gasoline).
#2 - Most diesel versions of tractors use bigger engines than equal powered gas engines. That because diesels have less power than equal sized gas engines unless they are turbocharged. So, you've got more iron being worked less hard - which adds to longevity.
I'll add though that I would NOT own a diesel if I was not able to work on it myself (including the injection system).
One other advantage is . . . diesel fuel lasts for years, so there's no storage problem for tractors that sit, or fears of the fuel going bad.
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