At the one co-op in McCook. Talked to them today, their blended fuel is only 70/30, and they say it's good to -12 in ideal conditions. I gelled up at 0 and -8 now. The guy in charge of their fuel station said the suppliers won't OK him mixing any more #1 in it, because then it would be too expensive and no one would buy it.

Which is funny, because I pumped 40 gallons of #2, then 70 gallons of #1, into the semi at the other co-op's one station, and in that time, 4 guys came in and filled their pick-ups with straight #1.

Other than that one station, that co-op mixes 50/50. The boss hasn't gelled a truck yet, and he doesn't run an additive.

 

A few ounces of Power Service fuel additive is cheap insurance.

 

Ok sorry for the dumb question, where I live diesel is diesel all year long. Apparently they change it in the fall to winter diesel and then in spring to summer diesel. Gelling is virtually unheard of unless you try and run something in the winter that still had summer fuel in.

So my question is, when I go to the states I have no idea whether to use #1 or #2? What's the difference and at what temps should each be run? Does it matter if its my 4th gen cummins?

 

LOL, Don't worry unless you go across great geographical regions without filling, IE fill in Kentucky then don't refill till Minnesota. We have the same as you do, summer Diesel and Winter diesel, most people don't tell what percentage of #1 they cut it with at the pump, and some places don't cut in #1 they just do the additive thing.

I haven't seen too many places that even sell #1 around here ( Illinois ) any more.

BTW, #1 is just Kerosene with road tax paid.

 

It sounds like they also have a small fuel truck that they pump into out of the bulk storage, then pull around and dump it in the station tanks. Sounds like maybe they aren't doing too good a job measuring.

I'm going to start going to the other co-op. They blend 50/50 with additive. The boss ain't gelled yet and his trucks sit outside at night.

Supposedly started blending first of November. Gelled the first time mid-December.