Making Winter Blend Diesel

[turbo_bu]

I've searched around but can't seem to find if anyone has a table showing approximate mix ratios between #2 and kerosen to achieve a desired winter blend diesel. I know on the farm, we have just thrown in x amount of kerosen to try and reduce the poor point of what was left in the tank. With all of the problems that people have had over the past few winters with diesel and specifically the bio diesel blends, I would like to know how much I should be adding to ensure that I don't gel up.

There are those who say make sure and buy fuel from reputable dealers etc..., but in some places even the stations don't know what have

Any rules of thumb that you guys are using???? Or if it's just stick with the additives (Power Service, Schaffers, Standyne, etc...) go ahead and chime in with what has worked for you.

 

[Vrabel]

i'd use an additive instead of kero. especially if its from the same place your fuel comes from.

 

[dmaxfireman]

i hear 225 gallons of straight #2 mixed with 1 gallon of power service works wonderful in the winter months and have also heard that it has not gelled down to about -5F so far

just what i hear tho

 

[BoiseRob]

In Idaho, Conoco/Phillips doesn't blend #1 & #2 diesel. Instead, they mix in Power Service Arctic Express. According to the driver I asked, #1 ULSD is expensive and would cost more than using PS Arctic Express. He said they dump the additive in the tanker before they fill...

 

[turbo_bu]

Anyone have any success with the different bio blends? Around the midwest, it is getting pretty hard to find a diesel (summer or winter) without some bio in it. And this makes it harder to drop the gel temperature too.

As for needing it to be ULSD, my ol' LB7 could care less about that. Thats one of the reasons why I was wondering if using kerosene would be better / cheaper than some of the additives.