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Re: Gas vs. Diesel revisited


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Posted by Hugh MacKay on November 03, 2008 at 16:44:47 from (64.228.11.187):

In Reply to: Gas vs. Diesel revisited posted by Jason from MI on November 03, 2008 at 14:49:05:

Jason: If you buy a diesel, check it out good. Getting a tractor that needs an engine rebuild is never good, even worse if that tractor is diesel. a 50 hp gas tractor needs a rebuild every 5,000 hours, diesel every 10,000 hours. The diesel rebuild will cost 50% more

I bought my first diesel in 1963, a Farmall 560. I couldn't believe how simple the maintenence was. Second one came a few years later in a 656 diesel. Both of those tractors each went 10,000 hours before requiring any service other than oil changes, filters, etc. I bought 6 more diesels after that, some of them trucks. Of the 8 diesels only one of them let me down prematurely. When I say prematurely, I'm talking under 10,000 hours. In my lifetime I've owned 13 gas tractors, all bought either new or relatively new. They have to be rebuilt every 4,000-5,000 hours, and 1 out of those 13 gassers let me down, however the gassers require a lot more maintenence. Bear in mind my gassers were all under 45 hp and my diesels all over 60 hp. I liked the diesels on heavy work, wouldn't think of trying heavy work with gas. I also liked those gassers on light work. I dare say if I did a detailed analysis, my cost per hp was the same, gas or diesel. I think the gas-diesel trade off is around 40 hp.

I run 3 gassers today, all under 25 hp, however, I don't do much anymore.


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