Posted by jackinok on January 10, 2011 at 09:17:24 from (162.58.82.136):
In Reply to: Cheaper ?? posted by jdemaris on January 10, 2011 at 08:09:27:
yes I'm fully aware of the effeciency loss,(thats why I took them off in the first place!),but propane ,at least the last i bought is 2.45 here. Not a whole lot cheaper,but a lot easier to store,if you bought it in summer when price is traditionaly lower for sure than this new fuel that seems to go bad in the tank on tractors.And your right,some tractors arent that much more fuel effecient as far as engines go,but many more gears,even hydro drive make them more effecient,simply by matching the ground speed to conditions.My point is, I would wager you see larger tractors in smaller fields this year,anyone who thinks you can pull two bottoms as effeciently as you can six on the same amount of ground needs to check thier operating costs closely, time alone is a no brainer.. Even 30-40 cents a gallon could make a big difference,and most folks who run these tractors dont really work them as hard as we used to so the loss of effeciency probably wouldnt make a huge difference.I think its just simply going to be harder and harder justifying farming with these old machines.I didnt say i was going to quit running mine,but I 'm sure i'll run them less, more for chore work than primary farm work.For that type of work ,propane could make much more sense.
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