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I am thinking about buying a oliver 1850 with a 6 cyl gas motor I plan to use this as my workhorse to plow, disk small fields to grow silage.I want to know how bad these were on gas? thanks Ron
 
I don't have any specifics on gas consumption, but I've heard they are "thirsty". You should get info on both gas and diesel models, then estimate the hours you will be using it per year and do the math to see how much more the gas rig will cost to operate. I'm betting you would save enough with the diesel to pay the price difference on purchase, in pretty short order.
 
I have three of them. The tank holds 43 gallon of gas. If you work it real hard and get an early start you can walk to the house by noon.
I loved to use them when I was farming but I think in todays gas prices I would look for a diesel.
 
Pulling 4-16's in fairly light ground ours could suck 6-8 gallons an hour. Ran smooth, always ran good. When we sold it in 04? it had a new paint job and a fairly new rebuild on the engine and tried for months and finally only got 2600-maybe 2800.
 
I had one and it would work rings around a JD 4020 in the same field pulling the same sized one-way disc, BUT it would burn the gas. gitrib
 
we have 6 now and would prefer the gas--- why can be bought for half diesel tractor price gas is 60 cents a gallon cheaper and they will burn very little more fuel than a 4020 why 310 ci compared to 404ci here in ky they will bring from 3-3500
 
OLIVER 1850

Nebraska Tractor Test 875:
Test Date: November 1964
Type: 2WD
Engine: gasoline
PTO power (max): 92.4 hp [68.9 kW]
Drawbar power (max): 76.7 hp [57.2 kW]

Nebraska Tractor Test 870:
Test Date: October 1964
Type: 2WD
Engine: diesel
PTO power (max): 92.9 hp [69.3 kW]
Drawbar power (max): 80.0 hp [59.7 kW]

JOHN DEERE 4020

Nebraska Tractor Test 939:
Test Date: May 1966
Type: Synchro-Range
Engine: 340ci gasoline
PTO power (rated engine speed): 95.6 hp [71.3 kW]
Drawbar power (max): 83.3 hp [62.1 kW]

Nebraska Tractor Test 930:
Test Date: November 1965
Type: Synchro-Range
Engine: diesel
PTO power (rated engine speed): 94.9 hp [70.8 kW]
Drawbar power (max): 83.8 hp [62.5 kW]
 
The diesel version uses a 6-354 Perkins and is very easy on fuel compared to almost all other engines, including other diesels. I would imagine that a 100 HP gas tractor would be hard on fuel. Dave
 
I have never seen so may people in my life worry about "More things to go wrong with it" in my life than on this board. Seriously. A gas engine takes more screwing around with than a diesel. You have to change plugs and points and you have a cap and rotor and plug wires to all go bad which if you add them up is more "things" to go wrong (6 plugs, 6 wires, 1 cap, 1 rotor, 1 point set, 1 condenser = 16) than a pump and injectors ( 1 pump, 6 injectors, 2 fuel filters=9). If you want to get into cost, a rebuild on the injection pump and injector set is not a whole lot more than a rebuilt carb and a rebuild on that vacuum advance holley distributor. Plus the 135 fan is right, if you run that thing any amount at all the Perkins will use less fuel and save you enough money to get it all rebuilt. But with any luck at all, and the proper maintenance the pump and injectors should last the life of the engine. Spark plugs won't.
 
Guys thanks for all the input,sounds like the word out on the 1850 gas is its thirsty. I will see if I can buy it cheap enough to offset the gas bill and,if not I will cont looking.Thanks for all your input
 
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