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Was 1942 H the only tractor to burn Gas and Kerose

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JRB IN Maine

09-02-2004 15:42:13




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How many out there and what year tractors?
was told that they burn both because of gas rashening during the war. thanks Jeff .




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Harold H

09-03-2004 05:52:14




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 Re: Was 1942 H the only tractor to burn Gas and Ke in reply to JRB IN Maine , 09-02-2004 15:42:13  
Most all IHC tractors were available as distilate tractors thru the mid 50's. The 350 and 450 tractors were the last IHC series offered with this option. The last one our dealership sold was a Farmall 450, although very few distillate were sold in that era. This time frame was also true for most of the other manufacturers with very few distillate tractors sold after the 40's.

Harold H



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CNKS

09-02-2004 17:57:22




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 Re: Was 1942 H the only tractor to burn Gas and Ke in reply to JRB IN Maine , 09-02-2004 15:42:13  
All letter series could be equipped with kerosene, distillate, or gasoline engines through at least the mid-50's. I don't think any numbers are available, but most were gasoline after the mid-40's. There may have been more produced during the war years, but they were around before and after the war, because of the price of fuel as mentioned below. Apparantly it took several years for dist/kero to dissapear (for farm use, of course kerosene still exists). Far as I know my dad never used anything but gasoline in WWII.

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Paul in Mich

09-03-2004 07:27:58




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 Re: Was 1942 H the only tractor to burn Gas and Ke in reply to CNKS, 09-02-2004 17:57:22  
CNKS, To add to what you say, Another reason for so many dual fuel tractors in those days, and kultimately the end of them also is that in those days, refining methods were much cruder than they are today, and the kerosene and other cumbustable distilates were in much more supply in relation to the amount of gasolene being refined at the same time. This made Kerosene and distilate fuel attractive because it was cheap compared to gasolene, due to the refining process. A gasolene by-product so to speak. When the War came, and gasolene became scarce and rationed, Kerosene and distilates became even more popular because of their availability. After the war, refineries were restructured with newer and effecient technology allowing the refiners to extract more gasolene from a barrel of crude, then Kerosene and distilate production waned as it became less of a by-product. Ultimately, Kerosene became more expensive than gasolene, thus the end of dual fuel tractors.

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Farmall

09-02-2004 17:30:13




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 Re: Was 1942 H the only tractor to burn Gas and Ke in reply to JRB IN Maine , 09-02-2004 15:42:13  

My uncle had a 1940 H and my uncle had a 41 M which my dad still has. Neither was equipped with 2 tanks. Im 57 and I remember my uncles well enough and I owned the M when I was a kid but couldnt make the payments on it and dad took it over, ive drove it alot 30 yrs and more ago AND neither had or has the duel manifold to do that



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Dave_Id

09-02-2004 15:53:11




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 Re: Was 1942 H the only tractor to burn Gas and Ke in reply to JRB IN Maine , 09-02-2004 15:42:13  
It wasn"t because of gas "rationing", it was because distillate was a lot cheaper than gasoline



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