Bulk fuel

[dalek]

I think we’re around 96 delivered. I drive past the Rez every time I go to see my mother so I’ve been picking up a load of 85 cent dyed Rez diesel most times

[15444]

Filled skid tank yesterday at dye pump. $1.189. Up about 20 cents since I filled it two months ago. Lack of snow sure makes the fuel bill easy in winter.

[jamesb]

filled with summer diesel on the delayed billing program the other day . 87 cents . It took forever to pump it that day because it was cold and the fuel was like oil that day

[AlbertaFarmer5]

We don't (yet) have big enough tanks to store a seasons worth of fuel. And I haven't found any retailer willing to store fuel if we prepurchase. Do any of the retailers allow prepurchase with storage, even with a storage fee?

The logistics of storing large quantities of diesel just aren't appealing to me. Too easy to have thefts, leaks, end up with summer diesel in winter, and vice versa. The short shelf life of modern diesel. And of course in the last year tank prices went through the roof.

[Herc]

Filled up in early February for .811+ hst. Winter fuel, so it will run me well into the warm weather. My own tank.

Not sure how much the efficiency drops in warmer weather?

Likely still worth it since the increases.

Winter fuel does have lower cetane levels. So won’t have the power/efficiency. You can notice it in late fall when they start switching to winter diesel and you are still out there combining. All I know is you hook a kite to a John Deere it’ll burn an outrageous amount of fuel, what’s another 5%....

Best thing we did fuel wise wasn’t winter vs. summer or where we get it from, it was switching the color of paint....

[fjlip]

Heard other way, winter only has additives to counter gelling, just like adding Howes etc. BTU nearly identical.

[GDR]

Also supposed to be no biodiesel in winter fuel. Most seem to feel biodiesel is harder on engines. Dont really know myself.

[burnt]

Winter fuel does have lower cetane levels. So won’t have the power/efficiency. You can notice it in late fall when they start switching to winter diesel and you are still out there combining. All I know is you hook a kite to a John Deere it’ll burn an outrageous amount of fuel, what’s another 5%....

Best thing we did fuel wise wasn’t winter vs. summer or where we get it from, it was switching the color of paint....

Got that covered.

We're blue.

[GDR]

So someone mentioned the storage life of diesel? How long can you store it? Not sure you can get a year out of gas but diesel should be good for a number of years, or not?

[helmsdale]

So someone mentioned the storage life of diesel? How long can you store it? Not sure you can get a year out of gas but diesel should be good for a number of years, or not?

New formulations are less stable than they used to be... both the Soviets and Americans used to store diesel for long periods in underground caverns for strategic purposes. That was constant temp, with no moisture infiltration, and continuously cycled.

I've stored 8 months and never had an issue. Most gets turned in 3-6 months. I have 3x1000gal ground level, and 2x500gal ground level tanks, that are manifolded together through 1 pump. I used to carry, and separately meter both clear and dyed, hence the reason I have more smaller tanks rather than 1 large one.