Posted by Howard H. on September 23, 2009 at 07:09:50 from (164.58.210.23):
In Reply to: propane tractors? posted by ryanwheelock on September 23, 2009 at 05:52:35:
Tanks are cheap out here in the Texas Panhandle, because almost everybody has/had LP of some form...
That is not so true now as it used to be, with most modern equipment going to diesel.
I'm 46 - and I grew up with it on the farm. I could fill the equipment by myself by the time I was in 4th grade, but Dad had also given me pretty careful instructions on what to watch out for. (not that it is hard, but you sure don't want to set a spark around the bleed off vapor!)
Our combine, both 4020 JD tractors, and all the pickups were on LP when I was a kid.
There is a local place that still does conversions on pickups, so they can run on gasoline or LP at the flick of a switch.
And yep, the engines sure run clean - especially compared to an old diesel!
And one big advantage is LP never goes bad like gasoline or diesel can, which is very handy on equipment you don't use often!
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