Opinions Wnated - #2

Okay, here is another one, good TA , good tires. Price is $ 4750.00 . Seems like a good deal, but, its a gasser. I have read on here that the gas engine in this tractor is not very desireable. Underpowered? Thirsty? Thanks for the input.

Thirsty YES VERY THIRSTY. Unreliable NO they are a very reliable engine & tractor & nice to operate. Gerald

Argh, sorry about the clumsy type on title...

Mike, for heavy tillage they are pigs. But for light work are not too bad and start better than the diesels in the winter.

Rick

A general rule of thumb I have heard is, if it is over 50 hp then it is usually more efficient to run a diesel. Depends what you are doing however. If you are just pushing snow and hauling brush once in a while then there is not a real reason to worry about economy. If you are using it daily, then you need to pay attention to this. The 756 is a good tractor, mostly just a re-badged 706 with some minor changes. IIRC they have about 65 hp and can be thirsty in the gas version, but good reliable tractors.

It's got about $2,000 worth of rubber on it. For your intended use, the gasser will be just fine. In fact, I would prefer the gasser over the diesel.

I was kinda thinking the same thing, better starting in the winter. I wouldnt do heavy work with it anyway, so gas consumption wouldnt be THAT big of deal. Afterall, I have a V-10 Dodge, so I am used to poor fuel economy ! Price seems pretty fair, would you agree?

Don't remember ever seeing a set of clam shells on a 56 series.

Yeah, I dont care for them as much, if I were to buy it , I would look for some flat-tops.

Not underpowered. The 756 gasser has the 291 cu in (where the 706 had the 263) with 75.6 hp. Baled with a 756 gas for years -easy on gas baling until gas got to over $1/ gal, then it seemed thirsty!

It all depends on the condition of the tractor, how you intend to use the tractor and how many hours per year you will use it.

You can always look up the Nebraska Tractor Tests for the tractors you are condsidering to compare how efficient they are at the loads and engine speeds you intend to use it.

In general tractors of that era got around 12 horsepower-hours per gallon of gasoline fuel and 16 HP-Hr/Gal of diesel at maximum power. To say it another way a gas tractor would use 1/3 more gallons of fuel than the same model deisel tractor, ie:
72HP divided by 12 HP-Hr/Gal gasoline = 6 Gallons/Hr gasoline and
72HP divided by 16 HP-HR/Gal diesel = 4.5 Gallons per hour of diesel.

Tonight a local gas station had gasoline for $3.39.9 and Diesel for $42.29.9 so at today's fuel prices the fuel cost per hour of a gas tractor and a diesel are getting closer than they have ever been before.

6 gallons/Hr X $3.40/Gallon gasoline = $20.40/Hr

4.5 gallons/Hr x $4.30/gallon = $19.35/Hr

I think fuel tax refund would be the same per gallon for gas and diesel. So the fuel tax refund would be about 1/3 higher for the gas tractor.

A gas tractor would be at its worst disadvantage at high RPM and light load, like running a small mower or sprayer at full PTO speed.

Again, a tractor's condition may be more important than the fuel type because repairs are more expensive than the difference in fuel cost.

Good luck.

Sorry, that should be $4.29.9 per gallon of diesel fuel.

If it was close to me (Western Washington) I'd buy it in a minute.

They never tested the 756 at Nebraska.

That always bothered me because the 756 is my favorite tractor.

$4750 for the one in the picture isn't half bad if it looks as nice as it does in the picture, but I've never seen one look better in person. Pictures always lie to some degree.

The 756 gas is a good reliable tractor. Especially in the winter, never had a problem with the one I used.

Yeah, I think I will go look at it with 40 Franklins in my pocket and see what he says.

Were the late 706's tested at Nebraska? They have nearly the same engines and chassis as the 756's.

I had one and hated it, just my 2 cents worth. Nothing was wrong with it and it never left me stranded mid operation i just didnt like it too much of a change from my old loader tractor, an M lol

I have an Uncle who bought one in similar condition for about $700 more than that but with flat tops. Good tractor but he mostly uses it for hay and planting. Would not want to use it for tillage (as mentioned thirsty when under heavy load). He has had it for 6 or 7 years now and no problems.

I've read that there were so few changes made from the 706 to 756 that it was deemed that it didn't need testing.