bio diesel

crystal allis · Mar 16, 2011

hi i am looking at purchasing biodiesel and was wondering what it will do to my 706 farmall diesel, in other words will it kill it or should there be no trouble

Bob · Mar 16, 2011

Biodiesel can mean lots of things, cooking grease, home-made bio-diesel, really GOOD stuff from a fuel supplier such as Cenex, or a few other things. WHAT, exactly, are you intending to purchase?

Randy in NE · Mar 17, 2011

Keep in mind that bio-diesel has about a 6 month shelf life. There is a certain kind of bacteria that loves that stuff. You might need to change your fuel filters a little more often. They will filter out the bacteria but once it starts growing you will have a black slimy mess inside the filters. If you use your tractor a lot or if you buy the fuel in small quantities you should be ok. It was enlightnening when we had a fuel expert come talk to our tractor club about bio-diesel.

John730D · Mar 17, 2011

Buy extra fuel filters. Biodiesel will clean up your entire system including the tank and lines. You will need extra filters. If you have a storage tank, it will clean it out also. Other that that you should be fine.

Bacteria will not effect biodiesel any more that regular diesel.

crystal allis · Mar 17, 2011

sunpower biodiesel made locally in cumberland wisconsin they have several grades , i was wondering if they would eat up the seals in my fuel system

Brad Gyde · Mar 17, 2011

You couldn't give me that crap they call bio diesel.

I had a pump redone, and although it has been 6 years now, I doubt that the tractor had 100 hours on the pump. I bought some bio-fuel not really knowing about the short shelf life, and as I don't farm any longer it don't get ran too much, so it hardly uses any fuel.. It sat for about a year with a half tank..

I have spent MANY hours cleaning the garbage from the bottom of fuel tank, cleaning lines, changing filters.. and just got the injectors and pump back, with a bill of nearly $800.. The parts didn't cost but $50.. So how many hours did it take them to clean up that pump?? Nearly 10 hours it seems..

That's my experience with the stuff.. You might have better luck.

Brad

Bob · Mar 18, 2011

Most experts seem to feel good, commercially-made biodiesel has more lubricity than dino stuff, which is BETTER for the injection pump.

Cooking grease or home-made biodiesel is ANOTHER matter.

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