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Glockhead SWMI 
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 Topic: Any desire for a D17 LP?
Posted: 22 May 2010 at 10:50am |
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I was told that there is a D17 LP sitting down the road from me. I may go try and look at it tomorrow. Is it just a d 17 with a different tank and carb set up? Anyone use these things anymore?
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Wil M (NEIA)
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Posted: 22 May 2010 at 10:55am |
Factory LP will have the fill valves on the side. Mine is a convert. I use mine every winter and fall/spring. It is a really nice tractor.
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Glockhead SWMI
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Posted: 22 May 2010 at 11:18am |
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Nice looking tractor. I hope this one sells cheap.
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Adam Stratton
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Posted: 22 May 2010 at 12:38pm |
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We have one that has been as faithful of tractor as we could ask for for almost 50 years now. LP parts (regulators, etc) are hard to come by and more expensive than a simple carb kit. Sheet metal is different, and the pistons are different for higher compression, but other than that, it should be like any other 17. As Will pointed out, a factory tank will also be headed the opposite direction than his is. Good luck!
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omahagreg
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Posted: 22 May 2010 at 1:54pm |
This one is not ours. Dad spotted it West of Beatrice Nebraska, and let the camera do the double take. Appears to be quite rare, high crop and LP. 
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Greg Kroeker
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scott
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Posted: 23 May 2010 at 9:39am |
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I always thought one could be slick and fill his LP tractor with the pre-bought LP from ones home heat propane tank. The pre-buy price last fall was less than $1.50 per gallon. Does the "mileage" of a propane tractor equal that of a gasser?
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Posted: 23 May 2010 at 4:55pm |
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LP burns cleaner than pretty much any other fuel, so engine life is usually quite a bit longer. If you have a liquid withdrawl port on the home tank, yes you can refuel an LP tractor and your BBQ grill tank.
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TexasAllis
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 7:16am |
 scott wrote:
I always thought one could be slick and fill his LP tractor with the pre-bought LP from ones home heat propane tank. The pre-buy price last fall was less than $1.50 per gallon. Does the "mileage" of a propane tractor equal that of a gasser? |
I have a wet line on my propane tank to fill my tractor. It works very well and I can also fill my 20# tanks. Under a load the tractor will burn more LP than gas but it never fails to start and the oil looks brand new even after a year of use.
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Glockhead SWMI
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Posted: 24 May 2010 at 4:50pm |
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Hmmm... sounds interesting. I haven't made it down to look at this one yet. Maybe one night this week.
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