Which fuel?

[Anonymous Poster]

Hi,

I don't know much about the law...

But I do know if my neighbor can burn diesel in his stove to heat his home, and run his car on on the road using natural gas, then I am not going to worry about feeling guilty because I heat my home with natural gas and burn off road fuel in my tractor!

Bill in Pgh, PA

 

[OkieG]

<font color="blue">I don't know much about the law...</font>

Here's a current thread trying to sort out the legal/tax aspects of Which fuel?
<font color="blue"> http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=genoperating&Number=231777&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1</font>

OkieG

 

[wdn]

I am paying a whopping $1.19 a gallon for off-road diesel recently (versus $1.05 during the summer). The extreme cold weather has jacked up the price ... it is just home heating oil that is dyed red color). It is still about 35c a gallon cheaper than on-road diesel fuel. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[soarkrebel]

Off road diesel. at $1.00 to 1.15 @ gallon i will run it. buy some diesel cans and buy a extra 6 gallons to make your trip worth it.

 

[wdn]

I have 7 of the 5-gallon plastic fuel cans at home, I refill every time I am down to the last 2. So I buy 25 gallons worth at a time. I stop by there maybe 3 times a year.

For fellow tractor friends in S. New Hampshire: I get mine at Ciardelli's in Milford, NH. They have a fuel pump for off road fuel. They can't be making too much money on it, but it is a courtesy for their customers. I have never had a problem with fuel there. I believe it is a lot better than the winter blend of on-road diesel fuel at a regular gas station, which is cut with kerosine. The off-road is pure #2 fuel oil, a/k/a home heating oil.

In the winter I add some diesel additive made by Gunk to keep the fuel from gelling, never had a problem with that either. I have taken it out in below zero weather, always starts right up after 5 seconds on the glow plug. But I always let it warm up to operating temperature before I operate the tractor. Getting very close to 150 hours on the BX2200, I hope we are graced with a bit of warmer weather to do the oil change. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[race_engr]

The on-road/off-road tax deal is a big issue and can cost thousands in fines if you screw up--------but-----let me offer some advice. Bite the bullet and search for some 47 cetane on-road fuel. Add the recommended amount of Power Service additive, and you'll think you've gotten a new tractor!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Less smoke, better starting, smoother idle, more power. It's worth the extra $0.20 or so per gallon, but I only burn about 20 gallons per year.

Good luck.
Brian

 

[cowboydoc]

Really no way to screw up if you are running the off-road fuel in machinery. You are legal to run machinery on roads with off-road fuel. The only time you get into trouble with off-road fuel is in a pick-up or a truck that you run on public roads.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

My Kubota manual says to run #2 diesel in the tractor. Is #2 what comes out of the autofuel tank at the service station or something else? The manual indicates that it is a lower grade of fuel intended for off road use but I'm not so sure about that...

 

[BigDave]

My local gas station has a big #2 on the diesel pump. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Look here for a description I found of diesel fuel grades.