Posted by RodInNS on December 07, 2013 at 05:51:16 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Re: Diesel gelling posted by dboll on December 06, 2013 at 07:35:50:
No, alcohol is not good for fuel systems... but it's less bad than ice. I tend to laugh at those who tell me that and then proceed to dump a pile of additive like Power Service in their tanks tho... as if they weren't adding a bunch of alcohol. It sounds like your fuel dealers are doing the same thing as here... While furnace oil and diesel are technically two different products with the same #2 base stock fuel, the additive packages are different....the practice here for some number of years now is simply to sell diesel in place of furnace oil, supposedly because they don't want to stock two different products at the bulk plant.
Anyone that studied a bit of ancient history of how the oil industry developed should know that Kerosene is a vastly different product from #1 oil... What they also do here is cut #2 oil with kerosene to make a lighter product for winter use but it's not the same as #1 oil and it doesn't burn the same.... Kerosene is a difficult product to mix with #2 and unless it's done correctly it doesn't mix... so you just have two layers of two different products in the tank...
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - A Towny Goes Plowing - by Anthony West (UK). I live in an area renowned for its rural beauty. Small fields with hedgerows and trees are common place, as are small hamlets with village greens and the odd duck pond complete with swans. The center of any village once the shop is closed is the old tavern. Rustic places with cheerful names like "The Griffin" "Red Lion" or "The Plough and Harrow" are found dotted around the country lanes all over the place. The warm glow of yellowish light can be seen for quite some distance at dusk, and
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
For sale Farmall super A tractor is complete and has just been setting for awhile,it was running when pulled out of the barn,shouldn’t take to much to get it going asking 1100.00
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
