Diesel fuel

Diesel fuel is like everything else it is all on how it taken care of.Ive seen Non bio fuel cause issue that lead back to the storage methods. I seen farms have bio fuel work great for them and others not so great. Get algae growing in fuel tanks and so forth. The JD dealership I work for had some Deere reps come in and talk about Deeres fuel additives. Yes of course they were partial to there product. but went through slides of there additives requirements and the third party testing that was done and shown there was a better product. But two thing that stuck in my head is a lot of the additives out there are for OTR truckers. Meaning there designed for quick use of fuel.And Deeres method they went with for there additives were for long time storage. For the few months some equipment is used for and then it sits rest of the year. The second is if going to use additives put in at fill up of farm barrel because if you put in when having issues your already too late.
Sorry for long rant but the point I'm going towards is not all additives are created equal some may work for some people and not for others

Edited by Krazy Karl - 16 Jul 2020 at 10:24pm

Guys when I owned a farm fuel business I spent a lot of lab hours with fuel engeners testing different blends of diesel. If you are using a premium #2 fuel you don't need anything added. Most farm coops now have a premium #2 fuel. When I got out of the fuel business most independent owned fuel dealership did not have it. Ask questions of your supplier. If they tell you there is no difference between premium #2 and truck stop #2 they are either lying to you or just don't know there is a difference. I sold millions of gallons of both #2 fuels. There is a huge difference. Most truck stop fuel is designed to be used in a couple of weeks. It does not store well. It has a tendency for algie to grow in it. Premium #2 has an anti algicide added to it at the pipeline terminal.   If you are using truck stop/ convience store #2 fuel you will need to add expensive additives at the recommended rate. If you have a prevent type cap on your fuel tanks the biodiesel will not be affected by moisture.

I guess my thinking is something is tearing up these o’rings and causes wear.Not sure what’s in a pump, natural rubber, Buna S, nitrile, or some other exotic material? The fellow that mentioned gear oil might be on to something with all the additives in that stuff! I have always been told old remedies, maybe there is better stuff on the market?

Been doing it for 12 years so it hasn't hurt.

ebowman wrote: AC Dave/Allisbred  How much oil (what grade)/ATF are you adding to your fuel? Hopefully injectionpumped will chime in. Your choices sound cheaper than Standadyne additive. What ever happened to the day that corn fed livestock and sugar was in Coke. Now their is corn in my gas tank and in my coke?!?

I have been using dextron 2 and what ever cleaner/lubricity adder is at Napa over the years. It is not working in my opinion.

Edited by allisbred - 16 Jul 2020 at 7:09pm

 I now prefer to use the PowerService products at recommended dosages. I've been using that exclusively for more than 30 years and no problems with any injection pumps.  I was pinching pennies back in the 80s when fuel was still under $1.00 a gallon. I found at that time I could spend $.03 more per gallon for Southern States "Super Green" diesel in the big truck that was getting about 4MPG and save money. That taught me about quality fuel.  Bio Diesel is fine if you use it as quick as you get it. It doesn't tolerate being stored, even with storage enhancers. Nowadays diesel is only required to have a cetane rating of 40, look on the pump or ask your supplier what you're getting. It is easy to notice a better running engine when you use higher cetane fuel. Using cheap additives is a crap shoot. Like everything, if you buy a quality product, you know what you're getting, other than that, who knows?

Edited by PaulB - 16 Jul 2020 at 2:20pm

There's issues with separation with bio. I would avoid it if possible.

My practice is get my fuel from a top tier blender and add a quart of oil to every 20 gals of fuel as per the reputable pump shop in my area.I have added lubricity additive as well.In Indiana we have Country-Mark for a top tier fuel choice.A dosing of atf will help with sticking injectors also.