Would you buy a gas tractor

[CalG]

Dam, shirt gets deep in a thread when gas is brought up. I've drained thirty gallons of gas out of a boat that sat for two seasons. Ran it through gas tractor, zero turn, and other small equipment. Yes it was noticeably down on power and slower to start but world still turned and it was all consumed. Have left chainsaws on equipment in the elements all winter long. Pick them up shake them flood start them and they are fine. Sometimes I think this forum has a high population of infomercial people.
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agree

Infomercial people, who have thunk it?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I didn't know that. You mean you can order Kubotas as either gas or diesel?
rScotty

You can if you are buying a Grasshopper!

SR

 

[4570Man]

You can if you are buying a Grasshopper!

SR

I don't think it's the same motor though.

 

[sd455dan]

Have to wonder if new gas engine designs will make it feasible to match a diesels performance someday?

a HCCI ( Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) gas engine looks interesting

better torque and economy and it has (diesel) attributes in the design.

but is a better candidate for low load use at hiway speeds for use in cars so far.
Mazda Creates The Holy Grail Of Gasoline Engines - HCCI SkyActiv-X - YouTube


Mazda is promising some big improvements in torque and mileage in the 2019 skyactive car models that will be sold with this style gas engine,maybe some of this tech will make it into a tractor engine in the future.

This looks promising...

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I don't think it's the same motor though.

Have you ever looked at one??

SR

 

[Oldpath05]

Why aren't there any race cars with diesel motors.............

 

[4570Man]

Have you ever looked at one??

SR

Yes and I've never seen anything that had a gasoline "diesel". What would be the point of that?

 

[the old grind]

That a 'gas' tractor would also be a 'gasohol' machine (by law or by golly), I'll stick with diesel, thank you.

But I wouldn't want diesel in a road vehicle, as warmups would take longer than my usual trips.

Diesel race cars are old hat, just not always competitive. That said, race engines are opposite of tractor power in terms of hrs of life.

I wouldn't want my old JD 1520 'gas' back. The clunky carb was its worst component by far.

 

[David_Kb7uns]

Water cooled Spark Ignition engine with multiple fuel choices.

Kubota Engine America - Kubota SI Series

Kubota has made some mowers with a choice of either Diesel or Spark Ignition but now most just have a customized Kohler engine

David

 

[Oldpath05]

That a 'gas' tractor would also be a 'gasohol' machine (by law or by golly), I'll stick with diesel, thank you.

But I wouldn't want diesel in a road vehicle, as warmups would take longer than my usual trips.

Diesel race cars are old hat, just not always competitive. That said, race engines are opposite of tractor power in terms of hrs of life.

I wouldn't want my old JD 1520 'gas' back. The clunky carb was its worst component by far.

Must of been a hat I never seen or worn, I use to watch racing back in the No. 43 days, dont recall a diesel motor. Opposite in how, hp is hp, 300 hp diesel is the same as 300 hp gas in my book, or maybe a lb of lead does weigh more than a lb of feathers.

Carb gas motors........... now that is old school and yes they've been known to be a pain in the donkey as like wise points and plugs, that has all been changed and greatly improve into today's gas motors, infact that was improved 40 years ago. Todays gas motors are ten times better than noisey smokey diesel without all the expensive high tech maintenance and the list goes on.................