Combines SoyDiesel

Your neighbors to the north (the state of Minnesota) have no choice but to use biodiesel as of this month. I think our mix is 5%. We are using it for harvest, and see no obvious difference at this point. Fuel distributors are concerned about how well it is mixed. They have been told there could be cold weather problems if it is not mixed properly. I guess we will find out this winter!

We have been using it for awhile, no problems and we think it is even better in the winter for not gelling. I have heard some guys running a higher % but I do not know it this is true, hope this helps.

Use a 2% blend in East central Iowa,no problems.They say not to store it over winter though.

Hello guys, I am on the Kansas Soybean Comminsion and your worries about gelling in the cold is unwarrented unless you go over a 20% blend. Even then I think it has to be really cold. The St. louis Airport has been running a 20% blend for the past several years on all of their ground equipment all year long without any trouble. We have had a lot of commercial truckers tell us that they are having a lot of injector troubles with the low sulfur diesel. We have been blending our own for several years now and have not had any troubles. We get a 55 gallon barrel of 100% put 15 to 20 gallons in our 600 gallon tank then go to the pump and fill the tank, works really well. Check out the National Biodiesel web site at nbb.com Kurt

I have used the 5% blend for the last two years with no problems. Our Co-op has been selling biodiesel for off road and road use for a few years without telling anyone unless you ask. No problems so far.

I'm running 10% soy diesel and one thing I've noticed is that the tractors and combines both seem to run a little cooler. I guess that would be because of a better lubricity in the soy diesel. I've been paying a premium of about a penny per percent of soy over the regular diesel price. I just had my local coop fill my tank last week and the ten percent soy diesel was 3 cents per gallon cheaper than the regular diesel. That's due to the fact that the oil companies have decided to rip us off while the soybean price is down. Also, I have better luck with gelling problems on the soy diesel than I do on the regular diesel.

Been running 100% in our pickups and 18 wheelers all year. No problems so far. We run 5% blend in tractors on the farm for the last 2 years with no problems either

I started running it this spring. 11% blend because of the price. Asked the service manager at the Agco dealership. He said no problem,Agco has tested it up to a 20% blend without any lose of power or fuel economy. I am running it in everything from the 72's down to the old 7040. IG

Been wanting to use it, but can't find it here.

Best thing you can do for older fuel lubricated pumps and dry seals.