gasoline to propane conversion

[72JD1520]

Background: I got a 72 1520 gasoline from a friend recently. It was pretty rough and not running well. Got all the rust I could out of the gas tank with a magnet, blew out the fuel lines with compressed air, new fuel filter, sea foam carb cleaner, changed hydraulic/trans oil and filter, engine oil, and installed a new ignition switch. Carb is shot though, leaking at the gasket and needs a rebuild or replacement.

Questions: has anybody here converted their gasoline tractor to propane? Did you buy a carb designed for propane or did you use a regular carburetor? How was the performance? Did you see a noticeable loss of power? Did you see any benefits over gasoline?

Thanks,
Carl

 

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My self I would NEVER convert one to propane. Not fun fill those propane tanks from a nurse tank.
If it was me I would buy a carb lit like the Walker brand kits I get at O'Reilly's auto parts and rebuild the carb

 

[72JD1520]

Thanks, I appreciate your reply. So for you, more frequent fill ups would be the deal breaker?

(quoted from post at 12:17:46 01/26/20) My self I would NEVER convert one to propane. Not fun fill those propane tanks from a nurse tank.
If it was me I would buy a carb lit like the Walker brand kits I get at O'Reilly's auto parts and rebuild the carb