draining fuel??????

[whitearrow]

whatsup fellas?i have a new jd 5203 and it has a 18 gallon diesel tank.i bought it because i have 65 acres of land with 50 acres in pasture that i thought i needed to bushhog.that was my intention,well low and behold 2 weeks after i purchased the tractor and bushhog a fella calls me and wants to rent/lease my land from me to put cattle on.well i rented it to him and it turns out that i won't be running my tractor as much as i had thought.so it will be sitting sometimes for weeks to a month without cranking.so to my question,i read in my owner's manual that you should drain the water and sediment off of the tank and fuel filter if it sets for a while.what is the key time period that i should shoot for before i drain some fuel from the bottom of the tank?and how do you know when to turn it off?i am using dyed off road diesel in it,so will the water be clear and the diesel fuel red?
thanks,
whitearrow->>>---------------->

 

[hudr]

We have had tractors sit for years w/o draining the tanks. If you are only looking at a few months max, I say don't worry about it.
When you set it up, make sure the tank is full to minimize condensation inside the tank.
If/when you drain water off the tank or sediment bowl, it will be clearer than the fuel. You will know when you are draining diesel and not water.

 

[jayhaitch]

Try PRI-D.

http://www.priproducts.com/
PRI Advanced Fuel Treatments

I've used their PRI-G, for gas engines, in all my outdoor power products and boat. Works great for our winter storage. Works better than Stabil, at least in my experience. I've never owned anything diesel before my GC2310, so I can't comment. If you run PRI-D all the time, it doesn't matter when you let her sit.