Where I'm at we have a choice of off road and #2 heating oil. They move a lot of off road as we live in a large ag community. K1 and taxed diesel is also available. I buy off road 5 gals at a time and use kero as a back up heat source when i'm not burning coal. I have a toyostove laser 73 heater that uses kero from an outside tank. Can I add a little kero to my diesel? If so, how much?
CK2610 cold wheather question??
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oosik
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I would go one of two ways. Look in your op manual and see what they recommend. Or call your service manager at your local Kioti dealership and see what they recommend.
My 2009 M6040 is Tier 3. My op manual recommends No 2 diesel for temps above 14 F and No 1 diesel for temps below 14 F. I know I've started the tractor with summer diesel in it with no problems at -15 F.
The service manager at the local Kubota dealership said its best to not use any kerosene.
My 2009 M6040 is Tier 3. My op manual recommends No 2 diesel for temps above 14 F and No 1 diesel for temps below 14 F. I know I've started the tractor with summer diesel in it with no problems at -15 F.
The service manager at the local Kubota dealership said its best to not use any kerosene.
JimR
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Putting a few gallons of K1 in your tank will cure your problem from happening again. I have been doing this since 2004 with my first diesel tractor and now this one. You can also use an anti-gel additive. I started my tractor up the last two days do some work with no problems. It was 0 on Saturday and 5 degrees yesterday. Up until late yesterday afternoon my tractor has been kept outdoors.
VictorW
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My Ck30hst got a good work out this past week. We have the years average snow fall easily beat by 20 inches already. You wrote stydene. Did you mean Stanadyne? Good stuff but they make different additives and not all of their mixes are for Winter use to drop the gel point. Read the bottle over and see if yours is for gelling too. Power Service in the white container will drop the gel point by 40. Easily found at Tractor Supply and also saw it at Walmart. I've never used D1 and never added any kerosene either. I've just used the Power Service additive for Winter at the rate/gallon as advised on the bottle, to road diesel after the off road diesel problem I had, and have been good down to -4F' which was the coldest for me running the tractor in the last 12 years. Mine sits in an unheated garage. I do use Stanadyne, with the blue and white label, for the warmer months though to help with lubrication of the low sulfer fuel. Once you figure out how you want to stop the fuel gelling, you'll be good to go.
Peter 315
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Standard diesel fuel (sometimes called diesel oil) comes in two grades: Diesel #1 (or 1-D) and Diesel #2 (or 2-D). The higher the cetane number, the more volatile the fuel. Most diesel vehicles use fuel with a rating of 40 to 55. ... Diesel #1 flows more easily than Diesel #2, so it's more efficient at lower temperatures.
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Being that your having issues, I would say to go get the Power Service 911 (red bottle) and add that at at least the recommended dosage, or toss in another glug or 3 extra for good measure. And then when you buy your diesel, use the white bottle in the diesel cans before you set them to store them. That way you never forget and the fuel is all stored treated and ready to go.
I do that with my gasoline and diesel, I treat them as I am carrying them into the garage to store them. I never have to worry about if the weed eater, garden tractor, SxS, Kubota, lawn mower or anything else is treated. If it has fuel in it, it is treated. I also limit my fuel quantity for storage to 20 gallons of each, diesel and gasoline. That way I am never storing fuel for more than 4 or 5 months (winter) or a month to 6 weeks (summer). I never end up with stale fuel. I toss the 8x 5 gallon cans in the truck and fill them up, drive home and treat them all with the additives of my choice (StarTron for gas, Power Service white bottle for diesel), and then I set them in the garage to be used as needed.
Bigrackslayer
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How many time did you let your glow plugs cycle for before starting. I have a 2610 aswell and have not started in a couple weeks I will probably have to plug it in for a couple hours.