Posted by charles todd on December 02, 2008 at 14:19:04 from (205.242.95.130):
In Reply to: 656 Gas vs. Diesel posted by WBinKY on November 30, 2008 at 13:25:24:
I am unfamiliar with true cold weather, but in the south it is not cold enough for diesel to gel up. It does get cold enough to give the battery and started a workout. Every diesel tractor has an inline convection-type water heater. It is thermatically controlled and will maintain 140 degree, circulating engine coolant. My 504 requires using the glow plugs in the summer. With the heater plugged in I can start it when it is 40 degrees without glow plugs.
The only one item I can think of is if the injector pump fails it cost a good bit to OH. My father found this out on his Ford 6600. It actually has a small "crankcase" that you have to keep oil in... Well, 20 something years later he found this out after writing a $600 check for an OH.
Personally I detest gasoline tractors. The maintenance of the cap, rotor, points, plugs, carb, ect alongside the prevenative maintenance that both engines share (oil, filters, valve lash....). With a diesel tractor keep the diesel dry and use a good fuel filter. Have good glow plugs and keep the valve lash in check. If gasoline and LPG tractors were that good then the manufacturers would not have quit making them. That is just my take.
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