Oil & Fuel Burning Heating Oil as Deisel Fuel?

[oscer]

I had the fuel co. fill a 55 Gal drum with heating oil and I use it as deisel fuel. The fuel dealer said this may not be a good idea , but the JD dealer laughed and said he's done this all his life.( He used to be a dairy farmer). If anyone has advise on this I would appreciate it.

 

[tglass]

I had the fuel co. fill a 55 Gal drum with heating oil and I use it as deisel fuel. The fuel dealer said this may not be a good idea , but the JD dealer laughed and said he's done this all his life.( He used to be a dairy farmer). If anyone has advise on this I would appreciate it.

Like to hear more about this subject. Years ago living up north the fuel was the same, sometimes cut with #1 for flow ability in extremly cold weather, and cost slightly more. Off road diesel. The only increased price (very slight) was the #1 added to flowability. I think your dealer is right.

 

[KAZZ]

I have done this for years, first with a Kubota B2400 and now with a new holland Tc33 D, I have a 300 gal. tank. I do however add a fungicide and a fuel booster that cuts down on the black smoke puff you usually get at initial start- up.

 

[LBrown59]

I had the fuel co. fill a 55 Gal drum with heating oil and I use it as deisel fuel. The fuel dealer said this may not be a good idea , but the JD dealer laughed and said he's done this all his life.( He used to be a dairy farmer). If anyone has advise on this I would appreciate it.

It's all the same stuff.
What ya color it use it in where you use it doesn't change it.

 

[kubotabilly]

I've been burning home heating oil in my diesel tractors for 15 years now and have had no problems what-so-ever. I just add some additive to the fuel in the wintertime so it doesn't jell. I have a 250 gallon tank with an electric pump on it to fuel my tractors and it also heats my shop. My tractors are in a heated shop during the wintertime.

Bill

 

[LBrown59]

Like to hear more about this subject. .

That's not hard to do it's all over this and 3 other boards.

 

[MadReferee]

Go on over to the Oil/Fuel/Lubricants forum. This subject has been discussed to death several times.

The bottom line is that HHO should work just fine in your tratctor and if you are a worrying type of person then you should add an additive like Power Service. In fact, in some areas of the country and for some fuel distributors, diesel fuel and HHO are one in the same. Now this may not always be the case with the new ULSD fuel, but still it should work in your tractor.

 

[George2615]

I just filled my home heating oil tanks and that is what I use. It's labeled as #2 dyed diesel on the invoice. #2 is the same diesel I run in my truck and tractor but for home heating its just dyed. Check with your supplier because in some areas where it is colder or the tank is outside the home heating oil may may be a 50/50 mix of #1 and #2 diesel to prevent gelling.

 

[oscer]

Thanks for the imput fellas , my fuel dealer told me there were lube additives in diesel fuel that aren't in HHO. I'm not goin to worry about it though , it seems like alot of folks are burnin it. Sure is handy having it delivered.

 

[LBrown59]

Thanks for the imput fellas , my fuel dealer told me there were lube additives in diesel fuel that aren't in HHO. I'm not goin to worry about it though , it seems like alot of folks are burnin it. Sure is handy having it delivered.

The Ashland / Marathon bulk plant here only has one kind of fuel for vehicles and home furnaces.
Guess where the distributors get their fuel - so how can they be delivering you 2 different formulas of fuel?
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[LBrown59]

I've been burning home heating oil in my diesel tractors for 15 years now and have had no problems what-so-ever. I just add some additive to the fuel in the wintertime so it doesn't jell. I have a 250 gallon tank with an electric pump on it to fuel my tractors and it also heats my shop. My tractors are in a heated shop during the wintertime.

Bill

What type of a heater do you have in your shop?
Is it a furnace or just a heating stove.
I have a pole barn That I could put a stove in that operates on diesel / fuel oil.
This way I could maybe use enough fuel to justify purchasing the min. amount required by distributors for home delivery.

 

[MadReferee]

The Ashland / Marathon bulk plant here only has one kind of fuel for vehicles and home furnaces.
Guess where the distributors get their fuel - so how can they be delivering you 2 different formulas of fuel?
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Because he is in Central PA and you are in the Pacific Northwest.

As I have said many, many, many times before here, What you get vis a vis off-road / HHO / on-road diesel depends on your location in the USA and who your distributor uses as his bulk source. What you are getting is not necessarily what I can get.

 

[ktm250rider]

Its the same stuff. HOwever, the price you pay doesnt cover the taxes you typically pay for over the road diesel. I know a tractor is not really considered a vehicle. Not sure how the taxes are affected. Best to keep it to yourself.

 

[shvl73]

Its the same stuff.

Not always true. See mad's post above and the many, many times this has been discussed.

 

[oscer]

The Ashland / Marathon bulk plant here only has one kind of fuel for vehicles and home furnaces.
Guess where the distributors get their fuel - so how can they be delivering you 2 different formulas of fuel?
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They aren't claiming to sell me 2 types. He just mentioned that he only has HHO and then explained the difference, which is what caused all the confusion. Up till then I thought they were the same. When I talked to the JD dealer he said his fuel co. says HHO and diesel fuel are no different. Pretty much what you guys are confirming.

 

[LBrown59]

They aren't claiming to sell me 2 types. He just mentioned that he only has HHO and then explained the difference, which is what caused all the confusion. Up till then I thought they were the same. When I talked to the JD dealer he said his fuel co. says HHO and diesel fuel are no different. Pretty much what you guys are confirming.

----->>The Ashland/Matathon Bulk Plant here told me theirs is all the same stuff . Guess where the Distributors get theirs?
What I'm saying is if my local distributor claimed there was a difference here his statement would be highly suspect......>>>

 

[LBrown59]

Because he is in Central PA and you are in the Pacific Northwest.

Ohio is in the Midwest. not Pacific Northwest.