Major problem? No, just bad fuel

[careyo63]

Wow. Chevron red diesel up here in the North Bay was $4.49 yesterday.

Red Diesel here 3.99 Gal. Reg unleaded 2.75 Gal. 4.29 diesel. I think prices a going to drop again. Hopefully

 

[ponytug]

I went looking on Amazon for a Mr Funnel. The reviews are mixed.

One of the two videos show water pouring right through the Mr Funnel. A one-star review noted it filtered when new then after 10 gallons same as that video.

Is that an expired patent where anybody can name junk as 'Mr Funnel'?

I had one of the originals. It has/had a small cup below the teflon coated filter to catch debris and water. So if you didn't have much water (2tsp?) and poured the fuel really slowly into the filter to not disturb what was in the bottom, it kinda sorta helped. I've used exactly twice, but only once for fuel.

In my book bad fuel is bad fuel, and putting it into anything just addd to the damage and repair costs.

All the best,

Peter

 

[ultrarunner]

Starter for orchard burn pile if not outlawed…

Our last burn of diseased trees was above and beyond all the required steps to the letter…

Yet it still had Cal Fire helicopter dispatched and Fire Department dispatch despite both being notified…

Local fire said burning not allowed yet AG said diseased trees must be burned on property and transport forbidden… local fire did not understand AG burning.

Besides, local fire jurisdiction goes to the other side of the highway and we are just over the line.

 

[California]

Starter for orchard burn pile if not outlawed…

Our last burn of diseased trees was above and beyond all the required steps to the letter…

Yet it still had Cal Fire helicopter dispatched and Fire Department dispatch despite both being notified…

Local fire said burning not allowed yet AG said diseased trees must be burned on property and transport forbidden… local fire did not understand AG burning.

Besides, local fire jurisdiction goes to the other side of the highway and we are just over the line.

At least we haven't had to deal with that nonsense. The harvest contractor arranges the $300 annual burn permit after his pruning crew has finished.

It's strictly limited to burning orchard prunings to halt disease. We've heard of fines for adding lawnmower clippings. The excess smoke was what brought the FD over to investigate. And we can't burn old tires any more. They were great for completely demolishing old wet stumps over couple of days.

I called in the burn day one time to the local fire dispatcher. She interrupted my description saying she knew the exact location from years of burn permits here. No problem.

I've been told the best starter for a damp burn pile is a few cardboard boxes stuffed with diesel-saturated crumpled newspaper.

 

[careyo63]

The county I live in. Couple days!
Under Senate Bill 119, GA code section 12-6-90 (July 1, 2021) was changed to eliminate the need to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) by the person, firm, corporation, or association who intends to burn hand-piled natural vegetation/yard debris. Meaning there is no need for a burn permit to burn hand-piled Natural/Yard Debris such as leaf and limb material. Home products (paper, plastic, wood) are NOT allowed to be burned outdoors at ANY time. This does NOT affect the outdoor burn ban which are in effect between May 01 and September 30 of each year.

 

[California]

Bah. Now the larger Yanmar is stumbling too. There's 5 gallons of the bad Diesel in it.
I completed this gardening project for my wife with the tractor purring (well clanking) like always.

Then I went down into the terraces in the back of the orchard to clear some of the blackberry jungle.

I just about didn't make it back, it was stumbling, failing to fire, so badly.

20 gallons of bad Diesel. Nearly $100. Is there any practical use for this? All I can think of is offer it free on Craigslist, clearly described.

 

[ultrarunner]

The good thing is you know the problem and able to fix…

Someone may be Johnny on the spot if offered free.

 

[careyo63]

I only fill my pickup up from 2 stations local. The truck sits and only gets driven seldom Wkly. Beer store Fuel Etc.. It's F250 gas 40 gal Tank. Maint. fluid, filters with dealer parts. Early this Yr.. The Fuel filter first. Then the Fuel pump in the Tank went out. Fuel filter was super heavy again and was changed Not all that long ago. Were it sitting in the Pic. Which we replaced also. We new it but prove which station. Every things back to normal. This is a super fast pickup 01. The old man! everybody asked when in it! AKA. who's your daddy truck. Ford Credit!!
Gas and Fuel prices went up and the cheap oil came out IMHO.. Had to order from the dealer the fuel filter. That was odd. Motorcraft filter!

 

[sandman2234]

I need to take a video of the fuel depot out near the mouth of the river here! Trucks with Shell, Chevron, Love's and a host of independent fuel haulers all use the same tanks to receive their truckloads of fuel which goes to the underground tanks at the respective stations.
How long it is stored in the underground tanks at each location and how well that fuel is maintained will directly affect the fuel quality.
I agree, buying fuel from places that sell more fuel is a good thing. My local small business sold so little fuel, one time when he got too low, he just put an out of fuel sign on the pump. I drive my tractors up there to get fuel, so finally asked him when he was going to get more. He said he sold so little diesel that it didn't make sense to stock it. I suggested dropping the price at the pump by a few pennies, to or below the larger competitor down the street. He said "then I won't make anything off of diesel"! I suggested that he start watching diesel truck owners and see how many buy fuel and drive off, compared to how many come in and buy something in the store, as compared to gasoline customers. He apparently was satisfied with the outcome, because he has been keeping it one cent below the nearest competitor since 2019. I see a lot more diesel pickups, (especially lawn service) now buying diesel at his single diesel pump.
David from jax

 

[ponytug]

I need to take a video of the fuel depot out near the mouth of the river here! Trucks with Shell, Chevron, Love's and a host of independent fuel haulers all use the same tanks to receive their truckloads of fuel which goes to the underground tanks at the respective stations.
How long it is stored in the underground tanks at each location and how well that fuel is maintained will directly affect the fuel quality.
I agree, buying fuel from places that sell more fuel is a good thing. My local small business sold so little fuel, one time when he got too low, he just put an out of fuel sign on the pump. I drive my tractors up there to get fuel, so finally asked him when he was going to get more. He said he sold so little diesel that it didn't make sense to stock it. I suggested dropping the price at the pump by a few pennies, to or below the larger competitor down the street. He said "then I won't make anything off of diesel"! I suggested that he start watching diesel truck owners and see how many buy fuel and drive off, compared to how many come in and buy something in the store, as compared to gasoline customers. He apparently was satisfied with the outcome, because he has been keeping it one cent below the nearest competitor since 2019. I see a lot more diesel pickups, (especially lawn service) now buying diesel at his single diesel pump.
David from jax

Great business advice! Reminds me of the oldie, but goodie about grocery stores: "Get the customer in with low cost milk and eggs and sell them other items to make up for it."

All the best, Peter