This is far and away the most entertaining thread on TBN at the moment (no i have no hard data, just my feeling). The amount of bullsh!t going back and forth is unbelievable. Can a gas engine be made to work, no doubt in my mind, I don't know if it is in the manufactures best interest to do it, maybe we could get a hold of a Kubota, Deere, LS, Daedong, etc. rep and ask them. I wouldn't mind seeing it I like choices. In the long run I don't think much would change, I doubt they'd sell many more tractors. As for the costs of fuel depends one where you are and what you do, but for putt putting around as people are talking about doing it won't cost a whole lit more to run whichever fuel is more expensive at the time. I bought a bigger tractor to have more capacity and be able to putt putt around at lower RPMs. where I am diesel costs a little more ~$0.10 today, but off road diesel costs much less and ethanol free fuel costs 4.49.
you're normally very good about not making mistakes but this is just flat wrong
shall we (red is mine)
so 9 tractors, 5 are in buickanddeeres guess of 50-100 hr/yr, or less, not much use, 2 are just over 100 at 109.9 and 116.3, to me that's closer to 50-100 hr/yr than the 1000 hr that has been thrown around in this thread, and 2 more in the low to mid 200s hr/yr.
i would agree with buickanddeere lots of people who buy tractors average 100ish hours a year or less, just my experience. no not everyone, and i would guess lots of the tractor enthuists on TBN are greater than that.