175 Gas or Diesel ?
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Topic: 175 Gas or Diesel ?
Posted By: BV
Subject: 175 Gas or Diesel ?
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 6:33pm
| Which do you guys prefer on 175 gas or diesel. I'm looking at a 1979 model 175 diesel and just wondering how good the perkins engine is. Please give me the good and the bad and if you can please post pictures. Thanks again. |
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Posted By: D-17_Dave
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 6:40pm
| Perkins probably makes one of the best Diesels. At least as good as most Deere, Cummins, or other power plant engine. |
Posted By: allisorange
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 7:04pm
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I Will take the diesel.
John Carlson
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Posted By: Claus
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 7:46pm
| I know everyone loves the Perkins, I don't doubt it's good but it's hard to go wrong with a 226 in a tractor of that size. |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 8:12pm
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I own 5 Perkins 236 engines (3 with turbos) and have never had a wrench to any of them.
A-C 715B TLB, 3 JCB telahandlers, 1 new 1000 series Perkins in a 100kw genset ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 8:19pm
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Can't beat the Perkins....even though I like the 226 gasser, the Perkins wins hands down on torque and fuel economy. I thought my 170 gasser was a money maker until I bought a 175D. I can usually transform a tank of diesel into $1000 mowing weeds with my JD MX8 field mower.  ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: BV
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 8:28pm
| Thanks to you guys for your input, I've never had a perkins but I had a 175 gas and I really liked it. Eldon, you wouldn't have a extra grill with all the 175's that you have would you, the one I'm looking at doesn't have one. Thanks again. |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 8:35pm
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I have a fiberglass replacement laying in the shed from the 170D I parted, but I know if I sell it, one will fall off of the other 3 and then I will be in the same boat as a lot of other people LOL! Keeping an eye on Ebay, I see that these grills are made of gold...all due to a pisasspoor latch design..... ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Claus
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 8:55pm
| Eldon have you ever seen your 170 gas since you sold it? I always thought that tractor could have been made nice with not alot of work. |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 9:06pm
I got a call last summer from the owner's brother (he was the one I dealt with originally), he was wondering if I had a 7.50 - 16 tire to sell...seems his brother had ruined one and couldn't find a replacement....sorry I couldn't help him. The tractor is about 120 miles west of me....probably doesn't look like this anymore judging by the type of peeple they are LOL.....
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Posted By: Burgie
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2011 at 5:52am
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I sure would like to have a 175 gas or diesel narrow front. And Dale won`t sell his!! ------------- "Burgie" |
Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2011 at 8:06am
| BV -- I go for the diesel. Burgie -- Everybody has a price, guess you need to offer Dale a lot more money -LOL. |