When I was a youngster, I was all gung ho about LP as an engine fuel. We sold a couple LP equipped new tractors. Sold and serviced a few LP fueled trucks. The LP gas Co. came into the territory with mass conversions on Farmall M's, 400's etc. Nothing but trouble. Over heating, burning valves, scoring pistons. Talk about manifold problems. The mufflers and exhaust systems literally fell off. These were not tractors that I converted or trucks that I installed conversions. All trucks were factory equipped. Nothing but problems. Now, to defend the trucks , the one thing about LP was the great lugging power they had. They would pull down without a hesitation, and that is what the drivers did. Lugged the he&&& out of them. All tractors and trucks ran nice and smooth, very good acceleration, pulled good. Too good for their own good. They stayed nice and clean because they came apart so many times they didn't have a chance to get cruddy. All disappeared when the diesels took over.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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