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Re: Distillate
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Posted by Sid on March 04, 2004 at 00:55:54 from (210.54.100.165):
In Reply to: Distillate posted by Mike on March 03, 2004 at 19:55:52:
Distillate was similar to Home Heating Oil and was often used for this purpose.
Up until the late 40's some states imposed a tax on gasoline that was not refundable when used for agriculture purposes. It was therefore a lot cheaper to burn distillate despite it's drawbacks in operating the tractor.
The compression ratio of the Farmall H for burning distillate was 4.75, and the Octane Rating of the distillate used in the H during the Nebraska Test was 37.
Hope this little bit of information is of some help. Sid.
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