[AT] Gas problem

[charlie hill]

Agreed Ron.  The government's involvement was, I thought, obvious.
However, the government is (I want to say us but ...) whomever
has the most influence and money to spend on K Street in DC.
Big AG is one of the biggest players.  I don't blame the farmers
for taking advantage of the system but they might find if they stopped
feeding at the government trough their lives would be easier and their
operations more profitable.  How much of the increased price of corn
is eaten up by the increased cost of fuel, fertilizer, chemicals and 
everything
else the farmer uses?  Anyway, enough about that.  Spencer doesn't
like for us to get political here.

Charlie



-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron Cook
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 10:56 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Gas problem

Charlie,
     You are about 85% correct.  The trouble is really government in
agriculture.
     I am not going to say where I think the current Sec of AG should
be!!  I am just glad he is not my Governor.
     By the way, I have been using ethanol fuel since it came available
at my local station.  1977 or 78.  Zero problems with the exception of
the little fuel pump diaphragms in B&S carburetors.  I do not let it sit
in a piece of unused equipment, though.  I use av-gas for that.  Of
course, my flying background is the reason for that.:-) Oxygenated fuels
were mandated by the govmt.  Started on the west coast and the original
additive was a carcinogenic, I believe.
     Subsidies are the culprit.  Market should control price and
availability for the most part.

     Now back to the regular programming.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 5/6/2013 9:00 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> It's not often that you'll hear me speak ill of farmers but the
> ethanol fuel problem is driven by big AG and mid west corn farmers.
> Those boys love feeding at Uncle Sam's trough and don't think they
> can make a living growing corn for food or feed.  Take note that every
> recent Secretary of Agriculture (from either party) is from the mid west.
>
> I'm able to get ethanol free about 1 mile from my home for about $3.89 a
> gallon.
> That store also has fuel on the water for boat traffic and he has ethanol
> free there.
> He is a Shell retailer but can't buy non ethanol from them.  He has to buy
> it from a
> local independent jobber and put it in separate tanks at his boat dock.
>
> There are a couple of other gas stations in the area that have it on the
> automobile islands.
> I think they all use BP products.
>
> Charlie
>

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