Does anyone use fuel additives?

[Neat 1500]

I use 2 stroke oil in mine too.

 

[Daryl Greene]

In our location the off-road diesel pumps are marked as having higher sulfur content than the regular diesel. I use one ounce per gallon of the TCW3 Super Tech Walmart two stroke oil as well as the Power Service additive. This mixture seems to work great for my little machine. I am AMAZED by how little fuel my tractor consumes while it is working!

Interesting read (although I am sure it has been posted before): Lubricity Additive Study Results - Diesel Place : Chevrolet and GMC Diesel Truck Forums

 

[davesl708]

In our location the off-road diesel pumps are marked as having higher sulfur content than the regular diesel. I use one ounce per gallon of the TCW3 Super Tech Walmart two stroke oil as well as the Power Service additive. This mixture seems to work great for my little machine. I am AMAZED by how little fuel my tractor consumes while it is working!

Interesting read (although I am sure it has been posted before): Lubricity Additive Study Results - Diesel Place : Chevrolet and GMC Diesel Truck Forums

This is an interesting article. I was surprised that most of the additives I see mentioned on this site rate poorly in the test.
I use PS in the white bottle year round for the cetane boost and added lube as well as the anti-gel.
I will reconsider my choice wit a little more research.
I do believe the ULSD fuel needs some help to protect my engine.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Never used any additives for over 6 years in my fuel tank. No issues with fuel or engines. All my tractors are designed to burn low sulfur fuels so there is no need to add "lubricity" snake oil in the fuel. I would only look at additives that claim to reduce friction for tractors over 10-15 years old. My old 1984 model Yanmar ran fine on straight diesel for as long as I had it and now my BIL has it and still no additives in fuel and still no engine issues.

As for off road vs on road, it is the same fuel except for the dye. ANY perceived differences in you tractors performance is all in your head.

 

[clemsonfor]

I see I forgot the spec!! Yes it stands for two cycle water cooled oil
So yes that would be TCW not TWC but I think my phone may have auto corrected it for the acronym I have saved for the weather channel?? Haha

 

[ninefinger]

As for off road vs on road, it is the same fuel except for the dye. ANY perceived differences in you tractors performance is all in your head.

Not trying to start a fight and I may have misread the tone but there are more factors involved than I believe you have considered. My 95 powerstroke will run differently depending on where I fill up at. If I have learned anything it is that all diesel is not equal. My tractor has a regular/same source of fuel. The times I have run red fuel the tractor ran a little different. Wonder if different fuel from a different source may be a factor to consider?

 

[Jtullis13]

Yes Ninefinger I believe that does play a factor. Around here some places out soy in there fuel for an additive, and that makes my truck and car run quieter and smoother but it is also a few cents more per gallon, sometimes a lot more than other places. I suppose that is a factor and if other places have crappy filtration on their pumps. You could be getting contaminated fuel, maybe not contaminated enough to mess up your engine but enough to fluctuate the performance

 

[California]

re fuel quality I was amused to see in my YM240 manual the minimum spec for fuel is something like "water or sediment in the fuel limited to (metric equivalent of a teaspoon, maybe tablespoon) recommended per 5 gallons diesel or you will need to change the fuel filter sooner than scheduled".

When you sell on the world market I guess some of the fuel available isn't as nice as what we get here.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Not trying to start a fight and I may have misread the tone but there are more factors involved than I believe you have considered. My 95 powerstroke will run differently depending on where I fill up at. If I have learned anything it is that all diesel is not equal. My tractor has a regular/same source of fuel. The times I have run red fuel the tractor ran a little different. Wonder if different fuel from a different source may be a factor to consider?

Not trying to start a fight either, but the red dye has no influence on an engine as to more smoke. Poorer fuel quality WILL have an effect. Some stations may be selling a lower cetane rating fuel which would produce less power per quantity and thus may make the engine smoke a bit. It isn't the red dye. I would get my fuel someplace else if that is happening. The cetane rating SHOULD be on the pump just like octane rating on the gas but may not be.

 

[ninefinger]

I did not mean to blame the dye for smoking. It was just an observation of the difference in the fuels. I believe we can agree that the fuel quality was responsible for the smoking and performance.