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Title: Exam Question from Heaven!
Post by: 3laner on May 24, 2008, 12:55:38: After 3 weeks of boring questions in over 20 hours of exams I was finally blessed with the perfect question this morning.....
"Explain the workings of a four stroke diesel engine and suggest why diesels provide the main tractive power on farms in the UK"

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Exam Question from Heaven!
Post by: Ja1983 on May 24, 2008, 13:56:21: christ, even i think i could answer that one!

...although i suspect some opinions may fall out towards the end with regard to the government doing its best to completely cripple uk farming thanks to their marvellous taxing schemes!
Title: Re: Exam Question from Heaven!
Post by: Sharpshooter on May 24, 2008, 16:30:07: Easy. Diesel smells better. :)

You cant run a Petrol on Veg oil.

You dont get red petrol.

But the main reason, is the low down torque you can get from a Diesel. You dont have to rev the nuts off it to get anywhere. :)
Title: Re: Exam Question from Heaven!
Post by: Tommo on May 24, 2008, 22:45:08: economy, simplicity.
Title: Re: Exam Question from Heaven!
Post by: Rich_P on May 25, 2008, 14:45:51: ...and if worst comes to worst, most of the older agricultural machinery ought to be able to run on a mix of diesel and veg.