Biodiesel - for Kubota Tractor?

[penokee]

Interesting article on biodiesel. Would it be OK to burn this 20% biodiesel in a Kubota or other Farm Tractor?
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http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=24024

 

[SkyPup]

Here is another interesting article about US Soybased Biodiesel:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/diesel/092904biodsl_bosch.pdf

 

[slowrev]

From reading the articles we will have to have our biodiesel tested.

soy - .0020
used deep fry oil - .0002
Decayed Dino's - .060
chlosterol - 1 gm
fat - 2 gm
artificial color - .003
Calories - 500
zoom factor - .362
Stink - .075

note:the low number on the used deep fry oil is important if you don't want a bunch of cats following your tractor around.

Ben

 

[mangoland]

In my area there are several tractors, Kubota and JD, that run just great on 100% biodiesel. The main concern is that the bio will eat certain types of fuel line material. Rubber based things dissolve. But most of the fuel system parts have been changed to synthetic materials (nitrile? I forget at the moment) on recently made tractors. The performance is excellent, and the emissions are far less noxious. Fuel filtering is more of an issue, as the bio will also dissolve any residues in the tank and lines and move them along. We don't have cold weather issues here, so I can't comment on how it gels, and what to do about it.

I will be running it in my B2710 as soon as I can get the tank filled.