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 | mbrosky
Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 vt 
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2005-08-04 114359
Has anyone had problems running biodiesel in their Kubotas? I'm planning on running some through mine, but my concern is deterioration of the fuel lines - they can't be rubber fuel lines, they need to be synthetic.
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 | jarndt
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 351 Northern Virginia
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2005-08-05 114383
I haven't had any personal experience with biodiesel, but I have considered running it in my Kubota. According to my own research properly manufactured biodiesel is funtionally equivalent to petro diesel and is 100% compatible with any diesel engine and fuel system. I haven't come across anything about incompatibility with natural rubber fuel lines. The best bet is to find a retailer and buy it like ordinary pump fuel vs. attempting to make it at home. This provides some level of confidence about proper formulation. ....
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| jarndt
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 351 Northern Virginia
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2005-08-05 114385
Here's a link to a resource for biodiesel retailers. ....
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Click Here
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 | bmlekki
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 185 Upstate, NY
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2005-08-05 114391
One very important note if making your own bio-diesel. Be very sure you have check the ph of your final product. If you do not there a very good chance of corrosion. ....
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 | shortmagnum
Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Wisconsin 
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2005-08-05 114411
I thought this was a joke but there's quite a bit of good information on the bio willie website. Plus I learned about transesterification. I think it's related to transmogrification. :) ....
Link: BIO Willie
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| bmlekki
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 185 Upstate, NY
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2005-08-05 114412
I've run WVO, waste vegi oil, filter, from the deep frier. runs and smells great! ....
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| mangoland
Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18 Maui, HI
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2005-08-07 114481
I am just running a first tank of bio in my B2710. For now at least the smell is better, though I must say that the engine puts out very little odor to begin with. All the recently made Kubotas and JD's in this neighborhood use 100% bio without trouble. No one that switched would go back. There were some older JD's that had hose failure after a year, but when replaced with newer material (Viton, I think it is), no further problem. You might also want to keep an eye on your filtration. It seems that glogged fuel filters are a potential problem since the bio will dissolve and clean out any residual deposits presently in your fuel system, and place them in your filter. In our hot climate gelling is no problem, but long storage needs bacterial inhibitors.
The bio is not so good for starting fires. One guy here tried sprinkling some on a slow starting fire and put it out.
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| tsterkel
Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 45 Texas
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2005-08-12 114755
your Tractor will LOVE YOU.
100% reduction in Sulfur
20 - 80% reduction in all other polutants.
engine runs quieter (it is a natural lube)
flash point is much higher, close to impossible to
accidentally get lit. but well within diesel range.
two items, neither really bad.
1. it will clean your fuel system, look to replace your fuel filter early.
2. very old style fuel lines may leak, just go to any auto supply shop and get a few feet and replace them.
cheers! ....
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| sierraglen
Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1 Sonora, CA
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2005-08-20 115169
Are you heating your waste veggie oil, or just running it straight? ....
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| tsterkel
Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 45 Texas
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2005-08-20 115181
BioDiesel is NOT waste veggy oil.
it is made from many organic oils, including, if you are careful, used Donkin Donut Oil. But it is NOT veggy oil! ....
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| duke8444
Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 71 Bowling Green, KY 42103
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2005-08-28 115538
I just bought my first cans of bio and plan to run it soon in my L2850. Where I bought it, I asked if anyone had any problems with it and they said I may have to change the fuel filter after running a while because it will clean out the fuel tank of junk and deposit it in the fuel filter. To me that is another plus for running it. ....
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| lbrown59
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2005-09-09 116123
A guy on another board posted that he runs the Hydro Fluid he drains from his tractor in the engine.
Says he mixes it half and half with doesel .
What do you fellows think about doing that ? ....
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| ejkessler
Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 95 Northern CT
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2005-09-10 116197
Has anyone tried running bio in there trucks and if so how much does it approximately cost? I have a '97 f350 powerstroke. I am in CT. ....
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| woodchuck
Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 Nova Scotia, Canada
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2005-09-11 116220
The idea of running WVO has been around for years. Any diesel engine (tractor, truck, car etc) can run it. Only in cooler climates is there a concern about the thickening of the WVO, so an in-tank heater may be required. I ran across this thread on a car forum http://www.allsmartcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=335 that had some interesting reading. ....
Link: local biodiesel interest group
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