Anybody ever run kerosene in a diesel tractor? The Ford is a 4630, it has a mechanical injection pump. I assume I need to add some sort of additive like automatic transmission fluid or marvel mystery oil in the kero for lubrication.
I have about 125 gallons of kerosene sitting and with fuel prices going up and the shortage, why not use it?
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Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
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Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
My gut tells me you would be better off to mix it with some diesel fuel, but I can't back that up with data! I'd do some investigating before I did it.
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
I've read numerous articles about it, you get 50/50 of do it, don't do it. I'm looking for people who have actually done it and what did they added to it.
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Understood. Can't help with that. I have a kero fired torpedo heater. I've often wondered if diesel would work acceptably in it. Haven't got the answer I'm looking for, yet.
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Don McCombs wrote:Understood. Can't help with that. I have a kero fired torpedo heater. I've often wondered if diesel would work acceptably in it. Haven't got the answer I'm looking for, yet.
I know people who have done that with no problems
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Would certainly be less expensive. 
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Kerosene is about 150% higher priced per gallon than diesel.
There is a shortage of kerosene.
Suggest selling it and buying diesel.
Might be smart to hang on to the kerosene for a while since the price is bound to go up.
There is a shortage of kerosene.
Suggest selling it and buying diesel.
Might be smart to hang on to the kerosene for a while since the price is bound to go up.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Eugene wrote:Kerosene is about 150% higher priced per gallon than diesel.
There is a shortage of kerosene.
Suggest selling it and buying diesel.
Might be smart to hang on to the kerosene for a while since the price is bound to go up.
This was free, I don't have any use for it other than starting a brush pile fire.
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
125 gallons times $6- a gallon =s - - that's more money than I would throw on wood to start brush pile fires.Slim140 wrote:This was free, I don't have any use for it other than starting a brush pile fire.
I use waste engine oil to start brush pile fires.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
“They say” there is also a developing diesel shortage. Remember to vote on Tuesday.
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Eugene wrote:125 gallons times $6- a gallon =s - - that's more money than I would throw on wood to start brush pile fires.Slim140 wrote:This was free, I don't have any use for it other than starting a brush pile fire.
I use waste engine oil to start brush pile fires.
That's why I want to run it in my tractor, if I'm gonna burn it, I'd rather run it through an engine
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Don McCombs wrote:“They say” there is also a developing diesel shortage. Remember to vote on Tuesday.
Or early vote to avoid the rush
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Don McCombs wrote:I have a kero fired torpedo heater. I've often wondered if diesel would work acceptably in it.
My brother has burned off road diesel in a torpedo heater.
It is a bit more smelly!
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Re: Kerosene in a diesel tractor?
Supposedly kerosene does not have the lubricity as diesel, but since the feds have mandated the sulphur be mostly removed from the diesel, which removed most of the lubricity of the diesel.
Supposedly stuff like Howes Diesel treatment adds lubricity.
https://www.howesproducts.com/products/diesel-treat
I have not conducted labatory testing, but have used the Howes stuff
Supposedly stuff like Howes Diesel treatment adds lubricity.
https://www.howesproducts.com/products/diesel-treat
I have not conducted labatory testing, but have used the Howes stuff
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