Oil & Fuel Fuel Type

[Usta]

I just purchased a Kubota BX 2660 with a 25.5HP Diesel engine (Model 1005)
Is it alright to use home heating #2 fuel oil instead of diesel/off road fuel?
I am hearing conflicting stories weather the fuels are interchangeable.
The tractor is parked in the garage near the 275g tank for the furnace. Sure would be easier than hauling cans.

 

[Hooked_on_HP]

NO!!! You wouldn't burn diesel in your home heating unit would you. If you want a detailed explanation do a search on the oil,fuel,lub. forum.
Bill

 

[al b]

That's what I run in mine. When I get a delivery for the house I have a 55 gal drum filled for the machines.

 

[dirtworksequip]

Do a web search or go to the Exxon site and read up on their products and then make your own choice. You will only get ''it's okay'' ''it's not okay'' here on TBN.

I will say off road diesel has a cetane rating and home heating oil does not. Does your owners manual have a required cetane rating for your tractor model?
Sincerely, Dirt

 

[Thumper & Buttercup]

Up here Off road Diesel and Home heating fuel
is the same thing, either #1 or #2 fuel. I get
all my fuel from one source and I've had my
tractor tank and home filled from the same
tank on the truck. Hope this helps.

Thumper

 

[BigD23]

I just purchased a Kubota BX 2660 with a 25.5HP Diesel engine (Model 1005)
Is it alright to use home heating #2 fuel oil instead of diesel/off road fuel?
I am hearing conflicting stories weather the fuels are interchangeable.
The tractor is parked in the garage near the 275g tank for the furnace. Sure would be easier than hauling cans.

Welcome to the forum...So far (knock on wood) I've used on occassion home heating oil without any ill effects for my Kubota.

Don

 

[Thumper & Buttercup]

I stand Corrected guys,

I've never researched this, I've lived on this farm
since 1986 and run my Gas and Diesel tractors and
home with fuel brought by one company. I stand
corrected, this site will give you guys good info.

Diesel vs Home Heating Fuel

It does say that #2 and Home Heating oil are simular
products but the Home Heating oil has higher BTU's.

Hope this helps.

 

[PILOON]

Only differance I've noticed is the color and the taxes.

 

[dirtworksequip]

Thumper, from the info in your link. It says that #2 Diesel will meet HHO standards, but HHO does not have to meet #2 Diesel standards. It can, but doesn't have too. I think in some areas #2 Diesel is classed and used as HHO. Not HHO classed as #2 Diesel. If that makes sense. In other words, in one area you might order HHO and the supplier uses #2 Diesel for their HHO. That would be fine to use in your tractor. In another area you might order HHO and it would not be #2 Diesel and also would not be suitable for use in your tractor.

Sincerely, Dirt

 

[Thumper & Buttercup]

Hi Dirt,

Yea I read that also, I think up here they just
all use #2 & #1, just think of the mess having to
have another load of Heating oil and storage for it,
and the extra cost hauling in the extra fuel just for
houses.

It would be interesting to run Home Heating Oil
and see the difference, but I can't see that happening.

 

[LBrown59]

I just purchased a Kubota BX 2660 with a 25.5HP Diesel engine (Model 1005)
1*Is it alright to use home heating #2 fuel oil instead of diesel/off road fuel?
2*I am hearing conflicting stories weather the fuels are interchangeable.
3*The tractor is parked in the garage near the 275g tank for the furnace. Sure would be easier than hauling cans.

1*In many if not most places they are one and the same.
and before to long there won't be any line between them anywhere.
2*Lots of old wives tales myths and die hard notions about this.
3*If I had 275 gallon of fuel settin in the yard the last thing I'd be doing is running down to the corner gas station after what I had already settin at home and paying 40 to 50 cents more per gallon for it.


L . B .

 

[LBrown59]

NO!!! You wouldn't burn diesel in your home heating unit would you. If you want a detailed explanation do a search on the oil,fuel,lub. forum.
Bill

Don't have any other choice in many parts of the country including here since there is only one fuel available.

 

[LBrown59]

That's what I run in mine. When I get a delivery for the house I have a 55 gal drum filled for the machines.

Only way to go when you already have delivery.

 

[LBrown59]

Up here Off road Diesel and Home heating fuel
is the same thing, either #1 or #2 fuel. I get
all my fuel from one source and I've had my
tractor tank and home filled from the same
tank on the truck. Hope this helps.

Thumper

All the same is the only way that makes sense.

 

[john_bud]

Heating oil and Off road diesel come out of the same truck and it only has 1 tank. You do the math....

jb

 

[RalphVa]

In your situation, Usta, I'd use it. I checked the specs many years ago when I worked for Exxon and had ready access to the specs. Think cetane # and pour point may be the only differences. Oil companies tended to put more cracked diesel into the fuel oil pool and to save the virgin distilled diesel for the diesel pool. Your distributor may buy the same stuff for both purposes, if they meet the specs for both. Likely they do. The cracked stuff may not have enough cetane #. I noticed the cetane # on highway diesel is guaranteed to be only 40 min. Would think that's pretty easy to meet. Check what your owner's manual says for your tractor's requirements and ask your fuel oil distributor what the specs are.

You can get the pour point by using a diesel fuel treatment. Only need about 0.15% of the stuff. That's 0.0015 times the gallonage you want to treat. Read the label. It'll be about that level. Most treatments also raise the cetane #, but the treatment may be more for this.

Ralph

 

[Usta]

Thank you all ! I will use the heating fuel.
I know furnace oil burners. They will fire on most anything you can throw at them but an engine is a bit more complicated and did not want to do damage.
Thanks again to all.

 

[LBrown59]

That's what I run in mine.
When I get a delivery for the house I have a 55 gal drum filled for the machines.

My Cousin takes a 55 gallon drum to his neighbor and the fuel guy fills the drum when he fills the neighbors tank.
The neighbors house is about 150 to 200 feet from my cousins house.

 

[LBrown59]

That's what I run in mine. When I get a delivery for the house I have a 55 gal drum filled for the machines.

How long does the 55 gallon drum of fuel for the tractors last you?

 

[LBrown59]

Up here Off road Diesel and Home heating fuel
is the same thing, either #1 or #2 fuel. I get
all my fuel from one source and I've had my
tractor tank and home filled from the same
tank on the truck. Hope this helps.

Thumper

Makes sense :
Why make 2 trips in 2 trucks when 1 trip in 1 truck will do the trick.