Protect your Allis tractors from Ethanol

Biodieseltoo!https://youtu.be/0phE-t7ddH8

Edited by Lonn - 30 Jun 2021 at 9:29am

And farm tractors and combines sit a lot, especially those in collections. That is my point......Protect your Allis tractors from ethanol and biodiesel. In Minnesota you don't get a choice for diesel. It's all bio and it is illegal to have non bio delivered from Iowa which I checked into since I'm not that far from Iowa. I've had three pumps rebuilt because of biofuel and ruined a carb off a simplicity that sat a couple years. Good fuel wouldn't do that.

Less than clean can be just sitting with a vented fuel tank over winter. No thanks

Yeah, but what motor oil should we use?  And do you use calcium chloride in the tires??

Lonn wrote: I've had three pumps rebuilt because of biofuel and ruined a carb off a simplicity that sat a couple years. Good fuel wouldn't do that.

 There is no such thing as "Good Fuel" these days. It doesn't matter if it has ethanol or not, if you plan to leave it set for 2 years, figure on rebuilding the carb or flush and drain it before parking.
 I don't and won't use bio diesel in my flatbed, because it sets a lot and it's way easier to fill it with real diesel before I park it, instead of trying to drain the bio out and flush it.


Edited by CTuckerNWIL - 30 Jun 2021 at 5:22pm

Not sure on ethanol- but the bio diesel crap will make a mess on fuel systems - they can make rocket fuel - and this stuff is junk , but could be an underminded plan  

10% ethanol causes my check engine light to come on my 2006 Durango. A can of Seafoam and a fill up of non ethanol cleans it back up and the light goes off. I also do not like it. Makes small engines run hot. Never run it in my tractors, garden or farm. I know it benefits corn farmers but I don’t like the stuff. I just pay more for what I consider a better fuel.

I don't like a da*n beauracrat telling me what I can buy. Can still get straight #2 for the diesels that set from fall till spring. Gladly pay the extra cents. About 5yrs ago my supplier told me they can no longer get non alcohol gas from refinery. It's blended at the rack so my small engines and WD/WD45 get that. 

You guys that like bio crap, have at it. Run all you want but quit electing asshole politicians who force me to run a ty fuel. There is absolutely no doubt that biofuel is inferior and saying anything otherwise just shows ignorance on your part. No offense but that is just a fact.

Thanks.

Why do gasahol fuel barrels get the black coating on them? It is worst where the vent is.

when you drive by a farm site with fuel tanks in view,you can tell which one is the gas barrel

Well the Stihl dealer recommends to not use ethanol. But maybe because your chain saw fuel is a 30:1 or 40:1 or 50:1 mixed with oil it stands a better chance. I won't run ethanol in my chain saw or trimmer ever. I had a Poulan that was always a hard starter from new but I ran ethanol in it and then I caught it in fire using ether to try and get it started. It was only 3 years old and I was glad to see that hard starting @!%#@! burn. That's when I bought my Stihl and I blamed Poulan for the hard starting while my Stihl at 10 years old has been stellar and it has cut a heck of a lot of wood. Maybe it was the fuel because I listened to the Stihl dealer and have always ran non ethanol. It hasn't been run for over a year because of my back and hip issues but I'd bet last month's salary it will start right up if I go try it tonight.