Kubota and Biodiesel

[have_blue]

Does anyone know if bio diesel production is trending upward? I bet someone could make a killing if they are in position to get it out in quantity... at .25 less than petro diesel.

Given the current soybean and cottonseed oil yields and prices, and a large, efficient bio diesel refinery, I wonder what the economics are?

Unless I miss my guess, some day farmers will be as important to energy production as OPEC. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Berniep]

These high prices on fuel are the best thing to happen to bio-fuels in a long time. I'd love to burn soybeans instead of dinosaurs. I'd love it even more if the station up town had a biodiesel pump.

 

[ZackaryMac]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Unless I miss my guess, some day farmers will be as important to energy production as OPEC. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )</font>

Imagine OPEC with major competition! Good for them! I believe you may be right on with your guess. People want and need their transportation and aren't about to give it up. People also want to make money and work, so this is a logical direction for the tides to turn to.

Farmers always were important, and this could be the boost in the arm they need (though I'm not a farmer, I live in farm territory).

 

[LBrown59]

Somebody was talking in another thread about using used hydraulic fluid as fuel in their tractor.
They mix it half and half with regular diesel.
Would that work?
Would it harm the engine?
How about used Automatic transmission fluid and motor oil?

 

[v8dave]

Cleanliness is mucho important. If it was too dirty to run in your motor, transmission, hydraulics it is also too dirty for your fuel injection system.

New out of the can or darned well cleaned up flammable stuff will power your diesel engine. Just be sure it also has lubricating properties.

Some products, like transmission fluid, have lots more other stuff (like detergent) in it. While they may make power, what ever else they may also be doing may be questionable.

YMMV, it's your engine.

 

[LBrown59]

Here is the thread where Jhb & KennyV were talking about it.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Board=owning&Number=726579
Draining Transmission Case - How to Catch Fluid?

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Cleanliness is mucho important.
*If it was too dirty to run in your motor, transmission, hydraulics it is also too dirty for your fuel injection system.)</font>

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Most biodiesel do-it-your-self efforts involve collecting deep fryer oil from restaurants and cleaning the heck out of it. In this case biodiesel is basically cooking oil cleaned up to keep debris, acids and water out of the fuel.

*Can't you clean this up just like the restaurant oil?

 

[Schultz]

I think it's on the rise. I also believe and hope we're just seeing the beginning of it. Currently there aren't any bio-refineries in MI, but I'm told there are two to three coming on line in the next year or two.

 

[cchoate]

Next question: Does it have to be used vegtable oil or can you use wesson right off the shelf? I have to believe it's got to be cheaper than the $3.29 a gallon /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif I payed for diesel yesterday.

I would do just about anything to quit the oil companies games.

 

[LBrown59]

How much is a bottle of Wesson?
How many bottles does it take to make a gallon?