Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: would like your input on alternative fuels
[ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Brent in IA on July 03, 2006 at 13:31:31 from (66.43.236.195):
In Reply to: Re: would like your input on alternative fuels posted by mjbrown on July 03, 2006 at 12:42:18:
I never stated gas mileage would be equivalent but when you factor in the lower cost (in most areas) of E85 vs. gasoline and the drop in mileage it is about a wash. I would rather give an american farmer and ethanol coop my $ than the oil importers. As far as the 80% figure, you are right that is has 80% the power but there is a synergistic effect and it is not a 1:1 power:mileage ratio so the actual drop in mileage has been tested at only 5-10%. I agree with the biodiesel comment though, my friend has a VW Jetta (2000 model) that I have been trying to buy from him for years, gets 45 mpg and runs biodiesel with no issues whatsoever.
Replies:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
An Old-Time Tractor Demonstration - by Kim Pratt. Sam was born in rural Kansas in 1926. His dad was a hard-working farmer and the children worked hard everyday to help ends meet. In the rural area he grew up in, the highlight of the week was Saturday when many people took a break from their work to go to town. It was on one such Saturday in the early 1940's when Sam was 16 years old that he ended up in Dennison, Kansas to watch a demonstration of a new tractor being put on by a local dealer. It was an Allis-Chalmers tractor dealership,
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|