Petrol in a TVO?

Valiant Farmer · Jun 25, 2019

Hi,
Thanks for all the help!
Can I run straight petrol in a TVO DB Cropmaster? Don't know if there is even any TVO/kerosene available in NZ to fill up a tank full, let alone several times...
Haven't picked her up yet, but looks like the engine is stuck. Will be asking some more questions once I get it...
Should I fill the cylinders with oil before attempting to turn it over?
Thanks!
Joshua

Athol Carr · Jun 25, 2019

Petrol (gasoline) will not hurt it at all. Kerosene washes the oil off the cylinder walls and you were supposed to drain the top of the oil from the sump every morning and top up with new oil. Kerosene is now about 4 times the price of petrol whereas about 1950 it was a about a third of the price of petrol. All my kerosene tractors, 1941 W-4 and 1948 Farmall Super A run on petrol, usually use 95 octane as it is a bit more stable than the 91 octane.

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