petersonra
Senior Member
- Location
- Northern illinois
- Occupation
- engineer
how much is red tank a gallon there?
i bought #2 diesel here today at $3.99, and that is the lowest for 25 miles.
a 100 hp diesel engine uses fuel at a pretty good clip.
Diesel fuel 0.048 gal/hr per horsepower.
at $3.50 a gallon, it's $16.80 an hour.
figuring $3.00 for fuel, and .50 per hour
for maintenance and fueling.
That includes motor fuel taxes that are not required to be paid if you are using it for irrigation purposes. My guess is that even so the net cost of using electricity versus diesel these days makes it cost effective to run power a long way.
personally, I do not understand why people are not going with more medium voltage stuff for these longer runs. it would seem to be more cost effective, even if you have to install a transformer at the end.
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