finding biodiesel

[WTA]

I got fed up a few years ago when diesel got to 5 bucks a gallon. It's headed there again now. More fed up when I started having problems with ULSD tearing up my trucks seals. Even more fed up when the new tractor I got had to spend it's first summer in the shop due to fuel problems. And 2 years ago the plant that I was expecting to get biodiesel from went out of business. It seems all of them in the Lubbock area are now out of business. Was that all just a passing fad or what? I have never yet found a local supplier or run bio in my tractor. I can drive to Dallas and get it. yeah sure, drive a 450 mile round trip to save 15 cents a gallon.
Anyone know what happened to BIO? In all the research I have done it has proven itself to me to be better for our engines as far as lubrication. I doubt anyone can argue that it's also better for our environment. And I hate sending all my money spent in fuel to foreign governments!
Please help me find some local biodiesel!

 

[unbidden]

Found this with a Google Search:

Biodiesel.org - Retail Fueling Sites

 

[tcartwri]

Basically the oems stated that your warranty would be voided if you put biodiesel in their new equipment.

In big BLOCK letters in the manual for our new IH 4400.

 

[WTA]

My new holland is weird. It states near the front of the manual that B5 is ok. On a label under the hood and in the manual where it talks about fuel it says it's certified for B100. The dealer here just said what's that?
My trucks should be good for it now. My fuel systems certainly are clean. And most of the parts are new after a batch of trash from the local coop a few months ago. That was the last time I ever fill up directly into my truck tanks. It goes into the farm tank now and filtered before it goes in the truck.

I tried that website already. It lists some here that are long closed. Even the US governments alternative fuel site lists ones that have been closed for 2-3 years. They must still be getting taxes off the owners.

 

[jonyyuma]

Burning cooking oil sure does smell better than the regular fuel. Smells like french fries.My buddy poured it directly into MB car. I would never do that without filtering first. .

 

[Diamondpilot]

I can get bio in my area but will not use it. One reason is unless your truck or tractor is set up for it you will have issues. It eats rubber something crazy like seals and hoses. In my area all diesel is B2 by law and maybe the same in your area???? Could be why you are getting leaks, not the low sulfur.

As for cost here is what I found. 3 years ago when fuel was $4.50 per gallon I went to the plant 3.5 miles from my home with a 300 gallon tank on my trailer. They guy that ran the plant told me I did not want it and could not afford it. It was nearly $7 per gallon. This plant is in Indiana and he said 99% of what they made was put on trucks, taken to New York, put on tankers, and shipped to Germany. He said that was the only way they could make money due to the price of fuel being so high in Germany. Without the government subsides they would not make a profit.

Long story short, I went to the truck stop and filled up with off road diesel at $4.25 per gallon and went home.

Chris

 

[WTA]

We had the same problem here. Back a couple years ago when everyone was nuts for Bio our local plant got up to almost 10 bucks a gallon. He was scamming on a county ordinance that passed requiring all city busses and diesel trucks to run B100. Well it took them a year to get smart and by then he had such a crap reputation he went out of business. Good for him.
I know we don't have bio mix at any diesel stations here. It's the switch to winter grade that causes problems with us. It's almost pure kerosene in this area because of all the truckers headed North. I confirmed it with the local distributors. That stuff eats through old rubber seals too.
Good virgin oil made bio won't hurt your engine. It will clean it out and possibly cause some leaks with that but it is the best lubricating diesel there is. Lots of studies have been done recently on that. I think the entire industry may have shot itself in the foot though so who knows now if it will ever become widely available again.

 

[dmccarty]

Sometime last year there were reports that the Fed's subsidy to Biodiesel makers was going away. Seems like they were getting 45 cents a gallon as a subsidy. The Bio makers were screaming that if the subsidy went away so would they.

I assume that the subsidy went away and the Biodiesel makers disappeared with the Federal money.

Later,
Dan