[AT] Was:tractor shopping NOW:fuel

[Bob McNitt]

Does anyone recall the "eco-green" study that said the world's ruminants 
gave off 400M to 600M tons of methane annually? I believe this was the 
incentive to try taxing all livestock owners per head owned. Wouldn't 
that've been great for agribusiness?
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Was:tractor shopping NOW:fuel


>I did some work last year for a fuel distributor that handles a lot of
> bio-diesel.  What we were doing was insulating and heat tracing the tanks 
> in
> his fuel farm.  If the bio is made from vegetable oil it apparently will
> flow down to a little above freezing with no problem.  If it's made from
> animal fat it will start to gel not much below 50 F.
>
> As far as performance it seems to burn cleaner and stronger than  #2
> according to what his tanker drivers tell me.  However, one of them told 
> me
> he didn't want it in his diesel pickup.  He didn't elaborate.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brad Gunnells" <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:33 AM
> Subject: [AT] Was:tractor shopping NOW:fuel
>
>
>> Speaking of the new fuel requirements. How does biodiesel fit into
>> the picture? Does using it as an additive (filler) help in sulfur
>> reductions etc?
>>
>> The reason I ask is that I filled up last night and they only have B2
>> (2% biodiesel blend) where I fueled up. I noticed the sticker about
>> the 2007 emissions on the pump and the B2 sticker and it got me
>> wondering (and now this topic).
>>
>> Before fuel prices skyrocketed last summer I was buying a lot of
>> biodiesel from the local co-op. I was really pleased with the
>> performance, and the fact you could walk past the tailpipe and not
>> gag on the fumes was a great plus. It's supposed to have good
>> lubrication properties which should be a plus as it seems the new
>> mandated blends are getting more additives to replace properties that
>> are refined out.
>>
>> The only drawbacks I had from running the biodiesel (anywhere from 5%
>> in the winter to 100% in the summer) was that I needed a couple of
>> filter changes as they plugged which was a known possibility. This
>> was on an 02 Ford. I also ran some in the 2640 Deere (tractor
>> reference) with good results. However, now that one has developed a
>> drip from the fuel shutoff control. I'm not sure if the seal didn't
>> like the biodiesel or if it cleaned out some residue that kept it
>> from leaking.......or the fact it's 25 years old and maybe it was
>> just it's time. It drips when it's first started but will stop after
>> the engine warms.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> On Feb 25, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Dick Day wrote:
>>
>>> One of my clients is a tanker company who hauls mostly fuel.  Even
>>> they have
>>> had problems with diesel gel. They told me that because of the lower
>>> emissions requirements, that this new "low sulfur" fuel is
>>> susceptible to
>>> gelling issues.
>>>
>>>
>>
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