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Gas or Diesel Poll Question..

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Anonymous-0

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Hello all..
Quick poll question for everyone..

Given a choice between a diesel or a gas engine tractor. Which would you choose for a vintage tractor that would be used for tractor rides, parades, and the annual plow days. What would be your choice. Not a brand loyalty question just a thought...
 
Gas. They are a lot easier to make a little bigger and pull an extra bottom. Nothing like pulling 4 when everybody else can barely hack 3. Everything is a competition right, right. LOL
 
Diesel is much more fuel efficient, and more powerful for plow days, but the smell
drives many people away from parades/tractor rides so gas would get my vote for those.
 
A diesel kinda narrows the selection.I think I would prefer a diesel.But for your purpose,I dont think it really matters....Steve
 
I like gas engine tractors. They are easier to work on and engine parts are not as expensive. For what your talking about using for I would stay with gas.
 
It really depends on the brand. All in all I would say Gas for your usage. The up front cost would be less and the long term maintenance would be less on a gas tractor. The cost of the fuel used would not be enough different between the two to make much difference.
 
Tod, Between the 2 options you gave Dsl hands down!!!
But for a vintage Tractor that doesn't run all that much ..........
1....LP
2....Dsl
3....Gas
 
I Love The Smell Of Diesel In the Morning!!!!!! But my question is why and the heck would I want to do a parade or tractor ride????? I hate parades cause I was forced to march in far too many and I don't need a tractor ride to get seat time! Last parade I was in was to present The Colors and the American Legion post I am a member of was short a man for the Honor Guard. The National Colors are worth my effort even though I hate parades!

Rick
 
While I'm a big diesel fan. For the jobs your describing and maybe an addition of a winter snowplow, I'd go with the gas. Quieter (with a muffler) for the tractor ride and parade. Breaks even for a quick plow day. Starts easier for cold winter snow plowing.
 
Since you put the constraints on it that you did, a properly functioning LP would be my first choice.

But remove the constraints, moving the goal posts, the game changes and LP would be the last choice.

BTDT Had all 3 types.

Mark
 
if your going to work it, diesel, but in this case your not going to work, your going to play, plus your going to be in close quarters with people, so gas is the only way to go
 
Never a diesel for everything and anything. Can't stand the smell of the fuel even the spilled fuel at the station pumps, have to stay away from the pump isle with the diesel hose.
 
Gas for what you're talking about. I've got 9 tractors. Only the two big ones that I do the bulk of the field work with are diesels.
 
Technically, I would say gas, but really my first choice is neither but propane. When using either of the 2 (or3), I always extend the exhaust stack. Am a tall fella and like to not smell my ride...
Ralph in OK.
 
Alot of the gas now smells really bad too.

The newer low sulfur diesel is not near as bad as it used to be.
 
Thats why I went into Armor.. Why walk when you could ride LOL!!

Same thing on Diesel reminds of M60-A1's and those 'cattle cars' as they were called. Many a day we got transported in those while going through training..
 
I would modify my answer, that propane would be the most desirable for a parade tractor because of the exhaust odor. I am not sure it is the easiest to maintain. I like my diesels for work tractors.
 
Wow, I really expected this one to go more towards diesel. I just hate to deal with all the ignition problems with gas, but I supose that a diesel not used much would be a problem too.
 
(quoted from post at 07:44:57 09/14/12) Thats why I went into Armor.. Why walk when you could ride LOL!!

Same thing on Diesel reminds of M60-A1's and those 'cattle cars' as they were called. Many a day we got transported in those while going through training..
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My dad, retired SMJ, infantry told me when I joined the Army "remember son, it's far easier to ride a weapon than carry one". I can remember alerts with 58 tanks plus supporting vehicles idling in the motor pool for hours waiting for the word to go or index. We all smelled of diesel exhaust for days.

No for just parades and rides I go gas unlest the tractor I wanted to show off is only available in diesel.

Rick
 
What do you do in a parade? You just idle along.

The trucking industry did extensive testing and they determined that 1 hour of idling a Diesel is equivalent to 8 hours of running time as it relates to engine wear. Idling is just plain bad for a Diesel engine. Go gas!
 
I told you why I didn't. I hate gas tractors on the farm. But I did have a 4020 LP once and it could sit for a long time and fire right up (with electronic ignition I put on it) and it ran clean, but hot, not water temp hot, but hot riding in the seat behind it. On efficiency when working it, it totally sucked. Gassers too. But diesels? Cart Blanche. Will never have another work tractor that isn't, also that isn't 4wd. Have my first now and never knew what driving those front wheels could do for you.

Mark
 
(quoted from post at 08:08:47 09/14/12) Wow, I really expected this one to go more towards diesel. I just hate to deal with all the ignition problems with gas, but I supose that a diesel not used much would be a problem too.
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Jon, a good tune up and draining the carb and tank and a gas tractor will fire right up with fresh gas. For just parades and rides a tuneup should last for years.

Rick
 
For the most part I agree, and I think a diesel only run for a parade and tractor show might also be a bit of a problem. As for the smell neither ever bothered me, matter of fact I like it mostly. I think it makes a lot of difference where you live too. Up here in the cold north lp's are rare because they are hard to start in the winter, and we live in a humid climate so points ignitions are always a problem and it has little to do with amount of use. Sitting over winter is almost certain to mean a tune up to get a tractor running in spring here. At least in my experience anyway.
 
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