[AJD] 1st Tractor

[Robert M. Massengale]

I'm sure there is some good information on fuels in this thread, but I had to do some 
backtracking to get the basics.  For starters, I wasn't sure what tractor fuel or 
"distillate" was or where to get it.  If anybody else out there needs the basics I found 
a short essay on tractor fuels that sure helped me at:

http://www.retiredtractors.com/Q/Distillate.html
 
Mike
Robert M. Massengale
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

> 
> Taking this comparison to the diesel.  It's my understanding that the
> #2 diesel fuel will produce more power that the #1 diesel fuel.  The
> #2 diesel fuel will gel in the colder climates.  The #2 diesel fuel
> has more oil, thus more BTU per gallon.  The climate here in Camp
> Verde Arizona is mild enough that we don't need the #1 diesel fuel. 
> 
> If the all fuel John Deeres were up to operating temperature, would
> they burn diesel fuel?  Has anybody tried it?  I have never tried it,
> just wondered about it.
> 
> Don Shehi
> Camp Verde, Arizona
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
> Of Bus Driver Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 10:30 AM To: Antique
> John Deere mailing list Subject: Re: [AJD] 1st Tractor
> 
> Don Shei offers a really good explanation. Kerosene has more BTU per
> gallon than does gasoline, so it might easily be possible for the
> all-fuel tractor to produce more power on kerosene than on gasoline.
> Kerosene has much lower "octane" than does gasoline. It knocks like
> crazy in spark ignited engines with high compression- I speak from
> experience. > > -----Original Message----- > From:
> antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com >
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
> Of > Dean VP > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 9:05 PM > To: 'Antique
> John Deere mailing list' > Subject: RE: [AJD] 1st Tractor > > Merle: >
> > Now that is really interesting. It has always been my understanding
> that the > all fuel JD's developed less HP when running on Distillate.
> Is Kerosene that > much different? Did your pull end due to running
> out of HP or traction? > > Now I'm really confused again.  Normal for
> me I guess!  :-) > > Dean A. Van Peursem > Snohomish, WA 98290 > > I'm
> a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the >
> storeroom door > > > www.deerelegacy.com > >
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm > > > > -----Original
> Message----- > From:
> antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com >
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
> Of > Merle W. Johnson > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 6:41 PM > To:
> Antique John Deere mailing list > Subject: Re: [AJD] 1st Tractor > >
> For the fun of it, I made a 1st pull with an "A" on gasoline, 2nd pull
> on > kerosene.  Pulled 4 foot further on kero. > Merle > > Terry
> wrote: > > > Mike, > > > > You queried: > > > > "I wonder how that "B"
> would do > > on 100 octane?" > > > > If it's an all fuel, It'd
> probably run better on JP-4! > > > > :) > > > > Terry > > > >
distillate