Engines Propane Conversions. Lawnmower, tractors, generators, pumps, etc...

[theoldwizard1]

Originally Posted by ecomodded

Propane is 56 cents a liter in some places in Canada.

How anyone can deduce that gasoline is easier to store than Propane is hilarious to put it mildly.

ever spill gasoline ? No ? ever smell it being transported ? no ? oh well maybe you like how it gums up carburetors while sitting and goes flat in a tank, that must be it.

Lighten up !

I said store "short term". Gas cans are a lot cheaper and more portable than extra propane bottles. Transferring propane from one bottle to another requires a special pump or cooling. (If you simply connect 2 propane bottles together, you can never "fill" the empty one completely.)

If propane is such a "wondrous" fuel for internal combustion engines, why is it not used more often, especially on all vehicles (motorcycles, ATV, boats, snowmobiles, etc) ? Maybe it the addition size and weight of the tank !

I am pretty certain that when propane is used as an "on the road" vehicle fuel it is subject to the same federal (18¢/gallon) and MI state (19¢/gallon) plus a 6% sales tax. Last time I filled my 20 lb propane bottle/cylinder I think I paid about $15, with no "road taxes", or about $3.15/gallon. Add in the 37¢/gallon road tax and we are at $3.52/gallon (rough number, please correct me if I made any mistakes in my math).

After "super storm Sandy", I'm certain that propane was no easier to obtain than gasoline. I would not want to try wrestling a 30-40 lb bottle in the back of MY car !


Frito-Lay has converted all of their delivery trucks to propane, but they are buying their fuel at wholesale prices. Some city buses and some school buses also. So in the right application, it does make sense !