Posted by paul on November 08, 2018 at 12:22:14 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: winterization diesel posted by MI-Bill on November 08, 2018 at 08:56:42:
In Minnesota we have up to a 20% biodiesel blend in summer, 5% blend after October 1st. So, start with winter blend of fuel.....
I add a little Power Service. Need it at about 25 degrees in some tractors, for sure by 15degrees in all of them.
A winter blend, which means some #1 diesel splashed in, is also very helpful and is the way to go if you get to zero degrees or colder. The more #1 in the mix, the colder it can take it, but the more it costs and the less lubrication and fuel efficiency you have.
I have one tractor the electric plug in tank heater was right below the fuel filter, I never used anything but summer fuel in it all winter for several years, even in ero degrees weather. Plug in the tractor, it heats the antifreeze, the heat from the tank heater rose and warmed the fuel filter, and so it was good to go never gelled. So, it does depend some on your tractor..... so our guesses as to what you need and when might be a little different.....
If you aren’t using the tractor in cold weather, you don’t have to treat it. The waxy stuff forms in the #2 fuel when it gets below 25 or so degrees, but then it turns back to normal fuel and reabsorbs into the fuel when it warms up. If you have the treatment, a little bit wouldn’t hurt tho, it often acts as a bit of a stsblizer.
If you are going with regular #2 fuel and a treatment like Power Service, you need to add it before it turns real cold, you need the treatment circulated through the injector pump and filter before it is needed! There is a Red bottle of stuff from Power Service that is supposed to eat it’s way through a somewhat clogged filter and all, but I sure wouldnt want to hope that works on a cold day when I need the tractor and it’s not running.....
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