Cold snap.....1F What fuel treatment do I add to my Kubota?

[wendol]

We have had temps below freezing for the past week.
Tractor is kept in a metal barn/concrete floor
I've never used fuel additives to my fuel.


Questions:
Is it too late for the treatment to do any good?
What's the recommend fuel additive......Power Service Winterizer/Antigel, Stanadyne Winter 1000, or other?

Thanks for any and all help!!

 

[BAP]

Power Service white bottle is a good preventative antigel. Put the recommended amount in. Start tractor up and drive around a few minutes to get it mixed into the fuel and run threw the lines.

 

[je1279]

We have had temps below freezing for the past week.
Tractor is kept in a metal barn/concrete floor
I've never used fuel additives to my fuel.


Questions:
Is it too late for the treatment to do any good?
What's the recommend fuel additive......Power Service Winterizer/Antigel, Stanadyne Winter 1000, or other?

Thanks for any and all help!!

It depends if the fuel has already gelled or not. If not, any of the anti gels should work. If so, try heating your fuel filter with hot water and/or try using Power Service Diesel 911. After that I would add new fuel with standard anti gel treatment. Here is a video I found on YouTube that may be helpful.

 

[Bmyers]

As pointed out, pre-treatment beats the time, effort, and cost of post-treatment (once you are frozen/gelled). You search through here and you will find that everyone has their favorite pre-treatment. The agreement is the importance of using a pre-treatment before you need it.

 

[Crash277]

I put a splash of kleenflo diesel conditioner in my fuel can before I full it up. I do this from about sept Until winter is done. I also Use conditioner in my gas as well, every can gets some put in it.

 

[Magicman]

Here is an informative video:

 

[Creature Meadow]

I use Power Service year around, it is cheap and good insurance. I have the 2 jugs with a measuring cup stationed beside my jugs of fuel. When time to fill jugs with fuel. I add the required amount to each jug then go and fill them. I use 1.5 gallon jugs makes for easy lifting and at end of day I can take one or 2 jugs and cap off fuel level. Like to keep tank 3/4 to full.

Not cold here in NC but I still use white bottle in winter and grey bottle in Summer. That way in the habit year around.

Good luck and I'm sure as said above any will do.

I also use the Power service anti fungicide, has green writing on label, year around with the above.

 

[Russell King]

If you live in Texas you normally don’t have to worry about this but this week is the coldest in years. It has been down to 1 degree and I don’t think that we ever change to winter diesel and there is no treatment in the fuel. I assume that waiting until it gets back to the 50s and 60s this weekend is really all that I need to do.

Is that correct or does the fuel stay problematic once it is cold? Do the paraffins stay in suspension or break back down?

 

[BobInSD]

I use Power Service year around, it is cheap and good insurance. I have the 2 jugs with a measuring cup stationed beside my jugs of fuel. When time to fill jugs with fuel. I add the required amount to each jug then go and fill them. I use 1.5 gallon jugs makes for easy lifting and at end of day I can take one or 2 jugs and cap off fuel level. Like to keep tank 3/4 to full...

Note that the Stanadyne says not to store it below 32 F. So, you have to keep that in the house until its mixed with the fuel.

 

[B737]

I use the silver/ gray Stanadyne as well. Even the gray bottle lowers the gel point, although not as much as the white bottle. It has been enough for me in NJ, even on the coldest mornings so far here.

 

[GeoHorn]

Bottom Line of that excellent video of the Tests:
Two products did the job well:

Stanadyne Diesel Fuel Additive costing $2 per ounce.
and
Hot Shot Secret costing $3 per ounce.

The other products were less effective or pure B.S.

I buy my off-road dyed-diesel from my local propane distributor (Pinnacle). I have a small jar of it sitting out in the cold weather now occuring in Texas (down to zero at night, up to 20 during the day). It’s still clear-red, and no sign of gelling with no treatment whatsoever. I bought it last summer... but it’s acting like it’s treated and my little diesel Kubota RTV-X900 starts and runs just fine with it in these current sub-freezing temps.... so I’m not going to treat it further believing it’s already treated ...(and don’t want to over-treat.)

You might wish to grab a few ounces in a jar and put it in your deep-freeze to see what happens before you do anything.

Hope this helps.

 

[BobInSD]

Re: Fuel from the propane place: Farmers hereabouts tell me that the fuel from the fuel distributer has a much better additive package than gas station fuel. It's also quite a bit cheaper. My owners manual says use #1 below 14 F. I couldn't find anybody here (here SD, not here OTT) that runs #2, even treated, in the winter. My November gas-station purchase stayed clear down to 0 F, but got cloudy (definitely still pourable, don't know if it would have passed through a filter) at about -1. At -29 is was a mess. One would think they would be putting "winter" additives in by November (late November, after thanksgiving), but we did have a warm fall.

 

[OlFerguson]

 

[SRRGC1]

I have used Howes diesel treat year round.