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[–] 17593721? ago 

Well the petrol can be started with the hand crank (yes seriously, go check out what's behind that weird hole in the front galvo bumper).

Diesel is impossible to turn over using that, compression ratio too high.

The petrol is also a hell of a lot more powerful.

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[–] 17593724? ago 

true but the diesel is less complex .. its a tough one especially with the newer blocks and heads being used on older machines (no turbo naturally) .. but as you say more power from the petrol/ethanol and handcrank option - i had a friend who had a hydraulic generator welder that attached to the back axle somehow - nifty british cold war tech

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[–] 17593727? ago 

i had a friend who had a hydraulic generator welder that attached to the back axle somehow - nifty british cold war tech

There's an optional PTO (power take-off) module that you fit to the gearbox by removing a cover plate. shaft goes out the hole in the rear chassis crossmember, and you get a new lever in the cab to engage and disengage.

Easy to fit if you can pick one up second hand.

I wouldn't say the diesel is less complex, fuel injection pump is perhaps the most "high tech" piece of kit on either engine. You must also remember to regularly drain water from the fuel filter if you're using 3rd world fuel.

Both models have an oil bath air filter, meaning it lasts forever (dust is trapped in a cyclone, then dumped into the oil bath), basically Dyson stole this concept for his vacuum cleaner.