Posted by cooney minnie on March 28, 2013 at 17:50:29 from (166.182.3.232):
In Reply to: Gas vs Diesel tractor posted by saunderl on March 28, 2013 at 11:47:24:
Diesel vs gas depends on a lot of factors...
I"m guessing if you had a 3020 diesel and your 3020 gas, you"d wonder why Deere put the same model number on each.
Diesels have more torque and better fuel economy, and in general, run longer between "tune-ups". No fouled plugs, bad wires, worn or cracked caps, bad condensers, carbs plugged because of "reformulated gas".
Someone mentioned Diesels "smell bad"... so do gas jobs.
Diesel is less of a fire hazard. Drop a match in a bucket of Diesel... it will put out the match. Try that with gas and you need the funeral director.
A diesel will require more starting power, and in cold weather a block heater is recomended.
We operate a dairy farm in WI. Equipment runs every day of the year- and while many of our tractors are 40 years old, diesel is the fuel of choice. In models where we had both gas and diesel, the diesel performance and operating cost won hands down. The best example was probably in Skid Steers. At one point we had both New Holland 784 and 785 skid steers- same loader, only one model was gas and one diesel. the diesel has a 57 hp engine, the gas 72. The diesel would do much more work on 1/2 the fuel. It also didn"t require the constant attention of points, plugs, etc.
Do as you wish, but diesel is not to be afraid of. After a year or two, you may wonder why you want to keep gas around.
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