Posted by Ronnie Budd on October 21, 2020 at 22:05:56 from (184.53.32.215):
In Reply to: lp gas tractors posted by swindave on October 21, 2020 at 16:27:21:
Propane was cheap and pretty efficient when using a factory setup. While there were conversions with all brands before 1940, Minneapolis Moline was the first to offer a factory built tractor specifically equipped to burn propane, in 1940. They became very popular in some areas of the Country. Refueling is no problem at all when working the typical acres of the day, when farms were much smaller. In most cases, when a tractor was offered in gasoline, diesel, or LP versions, the LP version produced the most horsepower.
As farmers began farming remote farms, and as diesel technology improved, diesel gradually took over.
7 of my 12 tractors are LP. They still run cheap. I'm running on 85 cent gas right now. Diesel would have to be $1.50 to $1.70 to get the same operating cost.
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