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Re: Which has more power, Diesel or gas
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Posted by rpg52 on July 10, 2007 at 16:39:13 from (69.228.157.43):
In Reply to: Which has more power, Diesel or gas posted by Tractor Novice on July 10, 2007 at 02:02:04:
One thing to consider are maintenance costs. A tractor used infrequently is cheaper in gas because all the maintenance costs are less. If you put a lot of hours on them though, even though the maintenance costs of a diesel are higher, you save in fuel costs and the costs per hour of use. Someone (some ag extension??) estimated if you use a tractor less than ~100 hours/year, gas is cheaper. Mine is gas and I wish I had the torque of a diesel, but i don't use it enough to justify the upfront costs.
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