Posted by oldtanker on December 18, 2012 at 09:41:17 from (66.228.255.239):
In Reply to: 560 gas Vs. Diesel posted by KY on December 17, 2012 at 12:31:06:
I ran 560D's for my BIL and his dad years ago. They were fairly economical. Go through most of a tank of fuel in a full day of plowing with the rated sized plow. A freind had a 560G when he first started farming. He claims that he would go through 1 1/2 tanks of gas in a full night of plowing (had a day job). But that is comparing apples to oranges. The 560D's were hooked to 4-24 plows. Gary was 4-16's. The D's were in pretty good shape and Gary was just starting out and didn't know anything except how to change oil. His 560G is long gone and he has become a pretty good mechanic but just last year I had to show him how to time a gas engine. So his 560 may not have been in the best of shape. Diesel was cheaper than gas at the time.
On starting, BIL and his dad used a 560D year round to spread manure daily here in west MN. I know they had troubles starting them unless they plugged in the block heaters. They used em right down to -30F.
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