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Re: Where to get Ag. Diesel?
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Posted by James22 on July 15, 2007 at 08:34:15 from (207.179.239.51):
In Reply to: Where to get Ag. Diesel? posted by Katharine on July 14, 2007 at 15:03:08:
Katharine Unless you will use a lot of fuel, therefore keep a fresh supply, I wouldn't use biofuel and add another potential concern to what you already have. Biodiesel is a good cleaning agent and you may end up cleaning crud out of your fuel tank and changing fuel filters for quite some time. OEM's also suggest not storing biodiesel for more than a couple of months and also to prepare the machine for winter use by "flushing" the machine by using regular diesel for 20 hours. This regimen is tough to follow for a small operator. I usually grow soybeans and biodiesel would appear to be a great fit, but I don't use it. It would be a huge hassle to get the 20 hours before winter, because I'm such a small operator. Similar to the inconvenience experienced when using straight weight oil; ie, one weight for summer and one for winter and you always seem to be changing it. Although I have two tanks and it would theoretically be possible to have both fuels, one tank is only used with the smaller machinery and not accessible to the larger machinery. Therefore it would be necessary to "bucket" 100's gallons of fuel to the larger machines. Not going to happen. Regardless I would still be storing some biodiesel over the winter, which isn't recommended. Perhaps as the industry matures, biodiesel will become a more consistant product with improved stabilizers and/or affordable devices which render it possible to home store the product with minimal concerns. Until this day dawns, I'm going to let the big users rule the field. Ethanol gasoline is another matter, I use it in all the road vehicles. However all small engines still receive a straight gasoline diet as do the two antique/classic gas tractors we seldom use.
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