Posted by buickanddeere on February 07, 2015 at 09:57:54 from (173.241.105.131):
In Reply to: New Tractor Prices posted by Heat Houser on February 06, 2015 at 06:36:58:
Heat Houser said: (quoted from post at 10:36:58 02/06/15) With the additional cost for Tier 4 and the additional cost for diesel fuel, I wonder if a better choice would be a gas tractor in this horsepower range. With current automotive technology, you don't get the stumbles and missing when cold like you did with carburetors and manual chokes. Your cars and pickups, you crank them up and go, no popping and banging and falling on their face.
The very topic is boiling at tractrobynet . Some people just will not consider anything but diesel for a tractor. They keep trotting out statements well how long will a 125HP gas motor cycle engine last in my tractor. Or back in the 1950's the Deere 730 used this much and the Deere G used this much. So this in 2015 diesel must be the winner.
Some people just want a diesel because it's a diesel and that is the end of the considerations.
Most folk seem totally unaware of the cost per btu at the fuel pumps instead of cost per gallon.
They also seem unaware of the characteristics of the direct injection gasoline engine .
They seem unconfined about the costs of servicing faults on the Tier IV diesel after warranty expires.
There seems to be little understanding of the difference between HD applications like operating an 200HP irrigation pump 24/7 at full power and rpms. Vs Uncle Bubba putting around the yard on his 35HP CUT mowing the lawn etc.
They even claim the DI gas has a fragile computer and sensors and will not suitable for a tractor. Then they walk out of the house and jump into a DI gas car, truck, ATV, motor cycle, boat or snowmobile. Or a Tier IV diesel. Go Figure ?
Not going to change anybody's mind that is made up.
Some people will brand you as a heretic and want to tie you to a stake for considering a gasoline "tractor".
They seem to still think of diesels as something from 1920 to 2006 with no memory of 2007 to 2015 diesel engines and diesel fuel prices ???
This post was edited by buickanddeere at 10:10:48 02/07/15.
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