Bio diesel

yessam · Aug 20, 2016

Went to look at a John Deere with a neighbor the owner has had since new never ran it on anything but pure bio diesel.Never had any fossel fuel in it.Question could anything been damaged by using pure boi diesel owner makes it himself from reclaimed cooking oil.

JD Seller · Aug 20, 2016

IF he mixed it correctly and used good filters then nothing would be hurt. IF he mixed too much fatty oils in then there could be deposits in the fuel system. I have not had issues in the summer/warmer weather but in cold weather the Bio-fuel seems to jell much faster. It also is a real mess to get a fuel system clean after it jells with bio-diesel.

Using used/old cooking oil can be bad if the oil is not really filtered to get everything out f it. I do not see how it saves you very much. Even if the cooking oil is free you can not mix it more than 10% with out causing trouble. So the actual fuel savings are not great after you figure in the additional handing/filtering.

Al Baker(pumpman) · Aug 20, 2016

I repair injection pumps full time and can say with experience that I have seen a pump or two. I would guess that 20 to maybe 30% of ALL the work I see in my shop is from pumps that have seen fuel other than pure diesel. To those fellas on here who swear their tractors run fine on "home brew" or soy fuel I say keep it coming. It helps me pay for this expensive lifestyle we call farming. You can take from this what this pump builder would say about anything but old fashioned petroleum being put in the fuel tank.

1970-1655 · Aug 20, 2016

I have had and seen others with pump and injector issues from running the Bio stuff. A side issue from running it- it makes me hungry for bacon. Sure smells like it anyway.

ASEguy · Aug 21, 2016

I'm curious as to the type of damage you see or is the wear accelerated?

sammydwm · Aug 21, 2016

In summer months we ran 100% reclaimed fryer oil in everything from a Suburban to a White 2-135 and it worked quite well.
At just under a buck a gallon we saved quite a bit.
As things got colder we would go back to straight diesel though. Fryer oil does not like cold at all.

sotxbill · Aug 21, 2016

At the risk of starting it.... I have heard that some bio that was not correctly processed, has moisture in it and the moisture can do damage to the system over time. I apologize if this is not correct....

I dont like to comment if I personally have not seen it.

Texasmark1 · Aug 21, 2016

Willie Nelson runs it in his bus and word is has been doing it for a long time. He is a vocal advocate of it. He is apparently partnered with a friend
at Carl's Corner, TX, I 35E South of Waxahachie, TX. The place used to be a truck stop and had a huge billboard, held up with the kind of utility
poles that service your house, a 2 or 3 x size of a cab over 18 wheeler. Was a real landmark,,,,,,maybe still is.

Don't know where he/they "distilles, or whatever you do to it" but they apparently sell it there and must do pretty good.

tractorguy2 · Aug 21, 2016

I have been told not to use biodiesel in my antique tractor. bio
diesel has a shorter shelf life. Turns into a thick gooey messy.

As long as you use the tractor regularly you are fine.

tractorguy2 · Aug 21, 2016

When I was farming. I used soydiesel in my 4430. Never had a problem. When I quit in 06. I stopped using soydiesel. My 4430 is only started once or twice a year now. Still no problems.

My antique tractor is a 1957 WD-45 diesel. I was told not to use the soydiesel in it because the diesel would go bad before I could use it up just driving through parades.

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