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I am surprised that nobody is talking about the old IH gas over diesel engines. I had one on my TD6, and when everything worked fine it actually started very nicely.  Unfortunately that system negated two of the best advantages of a diesel engine:  No secondary ignition or carb. So you had two different kinds of engines on the tractor to maintain and make sure was in good working order.  In addition the cut-over mechanism was a set of monkey works in and of itself that required some TLC.

When it worked it worked great.  Glow plugs beat it hands down of course but I liked it.   There was a certain ritual to starting that was kind of nice.   Throwing the lever and bringing the diesel online remained a small thrill the little boy in me always enjoyed.  It certainly was better than that obnoxious pony on the early John Deeres.  

Spencer Yost