Old carburated low compression farm tractors have an inheirintly lower thermal efficiency over most diesels at full power HD service.
Putting around ight duty the service the lightly loaded gas can burn less fuel than a lightly loaded diesel.
Comparing fuels should be done as cost per btu rather than cost per gallon.
Given the success of direct injection gasoline engines in light duty service. They are serious competition to a Tier IV diesel in initial cost , fuel per btu with diesel costing so much more than gasoline . After warrenty repairs of Tier IV emissions is going to hurt some pocket books someday.
Of course some want diesel , because it a diesel no matter what. Even if a DI gas was offered in small light duty equipment . Then again some boats, snowmobiles, ATV 's , RTV and lawn equipment are already DI gas .
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