Winter fuel

[dodge man]

Last winter my tractor wasn't needed very often to move snow. So, I only used about 4 ounces of 911-white bottle.

What do I do with the remaining 28 ounces?

911 is usually a red/orange bottle and regular Power Service is white. The 911 should only be used to clear up gelling, emergency use only.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

Why not ask the supplier?

I treat mine starting in September when I buy it, I fill a 5-6 gallon jug when it gets empty, but may not use it for a few months, as I have 5 of them ...

I believe I started using the treated fuel about a month ago, just topped up the Kubota with it, as it was a mix of summer and winter treated in it ...

 

[bigtiller]

911 is usually a red/orange bottle and regular Power Service is white. The 911 should only be used to clear up gelling, emergency use only.

I miss spoke, it's not 911. This is what I have. What to do with the leftover from last year. Is it still good to use?

 

[RjCorazza]

I use Power Service White and Silver that is left over from the previous season. I've never needed to go beyond that timeframe.

 

[Hay Dude]

If you want the good stuff that mechanics, farmers and truckers use, try Hot Shots.
Power Service is OK, but it’s like the generic stuff found at every corner store.

 

[dnw64]

Why not ask the supplier?

That might work, if I knew who to call or where to look. I hadn't thought of going up the chain. What I did know is that I would not trust the station people to give an accurate answer.

 

[dodge man]

I miss spoke, it's not 911. This is what I have. What to do with the leftover from last year. Is it still good to use?

Go ahead and use it up.

 

[RjCorazza]

That might work, if I knew who to call or where to look. I hadn't thought of going up the chain. What I did know is that I would not trust the station people to give an accurate answer.

I have only gotten an answer from one supplier (current) about treated fuel. EVERY regular fuel station (chains) I've asked were not able or willing to tell me when, or if, their fuel was treated.

I switched to a dedicated petroleum supplier a few years ago and I should have much sooner. Fueling at a high volume chain store left me with several inches of mud and gravel in the bottom of my transfer tank over the course of several years. It was a mess.

 

[LouNY]

From what I have learned our diesel fuel is adjusted at the fuel depot for the current and short term forecast. The additive that they use is blended into the fuel trucks as they load. Early winter it is just #2 with an additive dose for the forecast temps. Later in the winter when we start crowding zero or below is when they start to blend the fuels #1 and #2 as well as add additive.
So there is no standard winter blend, it will vary depending upon when it's loaded out of the tank site (at the port of Albany) for my fuels.

 

[DarkBlack]

#1 is more expensive, so if the price hasn’t increased I would assume they’re still serving up straight #2