Convenience gas stations
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Topic: Convenience gas stations
Posted By: 200Tom1
Subject: Convenience gas stations
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2019 at 9:36pm
| Just wondering what ones you folks have in your areas? Biggest ones here seem to be Caseys General Stores and Kum and Go. Will be traveling south and south west this winter, health permitting. |
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2019 at 9:48pm
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not west, but CASEYS is big in Illinois also. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 12:03am
| a lot of circle K's down southwest. dunno about others that have expanded out there. we have 2 caseys here along with quik piks. |
Posted By: tomNE
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 1:46am
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we usually winter around yuma az; lots of different brands. Fry grocery stores are usually the cheapest places to buy gas! ------------- AC from the start of my families farming career till the end! |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 4:20am
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Wawa, Royal farms, Highs and 711's around these parts, mostly... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 7:31am
| There's a Circle K down the road . Used to be 7 11s around years ago . Don't recognize any of the other stores mentioned . Thanks |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 8:53am
| Heard yesterday some interesting stuff that Quik Trip sold all their stores to Circle K in Illinois because of the tax issue |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 9:02am
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Casey's here, also they have the best quality gas and diesel. we have Freedom stations, BUT the quality is " bottom of the barrel" stuff! I quit going there when the diesel started messing up. --I am not the only one either. ------------- http://machinebuildersnetwork.com/ |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 9:31am
| We have White Oak Station, kum n go, Rapid Roberts and EZ Mart which used to be Speedy-Mart. Casey’s just moved in to Arkansas a couple years back. |
Posted By: DanWi
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 12:51pm
| Kwik Trips in Wisconsin we always joke that when you go to La Crosse you will never get lost because no matter where you are if you look around you will see one. we have 3 in our town. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 12:52pm
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
DougG wrote:Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 1:13pm
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Quik Trip is actually different from Kwik Trip. In Iowa they are Kwik Star. But Ted that station is owned by what people? ------------- Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK! |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 2:11am
| caseys beat all other joints by between .10 cents and .15 cents per gallon on gas. if they ever stock diesel fuel in them here, they will prolly dry up the truck stop. |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 7:08am
| Yes they are different Quik Trip or known as QT and the other Kwik Trip 2 totally different stores, have a lot of Breaktimes around MO, gas sucks cause of ethanol, MFA owns them or has part in them , must not pay good cause always someone new working there |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 10:33am
| Thanks guys. Do they all have ethonal gas pumps. I only buy gas with ethonal on it. Everything I have runs on e15 I including chain saws, lawn mowers,etc. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 1:49pm
| Harder to find Pure gas than ethanol, E10-E15 is everywhere. |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 3:22pm
| So true ,,It is,,,, only see Connoco advertise NO ETHANOL,,, rest burns terribly and the diesel fuel thru Breaktime wont even light a brush pile,, |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 5:50pm
| Will not buy that mix of Diesel and refined cooking oil, does terrible things to fuel systems on the old wagons. |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 6:29pm
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The boy is due to graduate this coming spring with a chemical engineering degree, with an emphasis on petroleum, I learned a lot from him about bio fuels and ethanol. A synopsis of it, ethanol is generic, what you're not told is water content of the ethanol in the fuel you're buying and the mixing process. Certain stations have cheaper 10% ethanol but you can bet it has twice the water content as higher priced stations. If you're driving all the time and burn it out you probably won't experience anything other than lower fuel mileage. I put a lot of miles on my work vehicle and don't worry about it, I don't use my diesel tractors much so they get the good stuff, (not MFA), had to clean the black slime out of a friends tractor. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 5:39am
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I did a house for a tank truck driver for a store chain. He said everyone gets their gas from the same pipe. But they all have their own additives to add to it. ------------- Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK! |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 10:19am
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That's true Mike. Our Kwik Trip stores state that if your car/truck ever have a problem and it's because of THEIR fuel, they'll pay the bill. I know a guy that had gas line freeze and he complained to them. He was told that it wasn't their fuel after they did a test on it. They were right and proved it. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 11:42am
Always the scammers ruining it for the rest of us. I hope they gave him the lab testing bill too.  ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 9:14pm
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Allsup's (Valero, Alon) Kent Kwik (Chevron/Texaco) Jack's (Exxon) Uncle's (Valero, Alon, BP) DK former 7-Eleven, (Alon, Delek,) and what seems like a Pilot on every other corner, and one under construction!! ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: mike33
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2022 at 11:19pm
There are many around here, http://https://gasstations-nearme.com/shell/" rel="nofollow - Shell stations , http://https://gasstations-nearme.com/bp/" rel="nofollow - BP stations , and many others.
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Posted By: tomNE
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 5:06am
| I avoid the allsup's when possible. restrooms accomidations aren't up to others standards. |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 6:01am
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Mike33, just be aware that a common trick in this part of the country, is the posted gasoline price up on the sign. You may see a vendor with a better posted price, you pull up to the pump, then you realize that price is for 86 octane not 87. But 87 is not available, next up is 88 octane, but that is 20-25 cents higher. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 6:09am
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The pure ethanol is not put into the pipelines with the gasoline. The ethanol is stored separate from the gasoline. It is blended with the gasoline at the time the tanker is loaded out for delivery. Pure ethanol does not travel the county by petroleum pipeline, it is transported by rail car, or semi trailer. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 8:35am
| 2 plus year old post, new member (less than 12 hours)? SPAM, Phishing? |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2022 at 8:50am
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Yes Jim, have noticed that a lot recently, old posts brought back up front, not just here, but other forums/chat rooms as well. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 5:37pm
| Spam or not, the local CASEYS is by far and away the most expensive fuel (can't comment on the quality ), We have SPEEDWAYS, 7/11's with MOBIL fuel, COSTCO (have been told that "ANYTHING" that Costco pedals is TOP NOTCH),Family Express, the "PHILLIPS 66" stations, and now there's a new REBEL brand ?? |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 5:41pm
Any idea of why there's more and more AMOCO stations being a player on the CS scene?? I thought BP took Amoco out  ??
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Posted By: Tinslinger
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 6:20pm
| Top Tier gasoline is worth reading about. It’s a voluntary program, but the gasoline is definitely higher quality. Costco is Top Tier. There is also Top Tier Diesel Fuel. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 6:29pm
If your post was aimed at me, I'm a proponent of the COSTCO brand of anything that they sell
 ! I "might" take exception of their tv's though  , |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 6:50pm
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‘Top Tier’ is the marketing name for an additive that is in fuel. At one time, General Motors owned the trade mark, not sure if they currently do. Several gas stations in this area have it, several others do not. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:58pm
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Around here Super America changed it's name to Speedway , then the other is Holliday Stations , odd part is they were both part of the old Erickson's brand and came out of the St Paul Park refinery which now is Marathon . As there are 2 refineries in the area and a couple tank farm storage facilities , the final product is blended at these points , not at refinery . Additives are added as one punches in loading codes as one fills tanker . Alcohol is also added as tanker fills as gas with alcohol can not be sent through pipelines . I filled car yesterday as Sam's Club for $2.88 and across the street is a Speedway which had $3.19 reg gas price , and on other side of road was a Quick Trip also at $3.19 . Bought diesel for Skid Loader at Holliday for $3.49 - 2 miles from house and Speedway I noticed was $3.59 a gallon a mile down the road from there . ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2022 at 5:24am
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Hauled fuels in 1970s again in 1980s, both grand fathers and a few extended family worked refineries Wood River and Hartford IL among other work. Gas is a rub as all comes out of same tank, same for diesel except once that tank gets low and swaps are made where the residuals settle out. Only difference is from what refiner the fuels are purchased from as a few still run their own pipelines and tank farms. BP/AMOCO is one of those. Had a few client small stations that bought residuals fuels. Smelled sour placing in tanker and smelled worse once delivered, much was barely able to make octane ratings sold as. Old stations that we pumped out for rehab fuels were sold as residuals much of that loaded with moisture emulsified to a point was just junk and soured as was beyond time of additive longevity or volitized off. Never hauled ethanol based gas was not prevalent then. |