Dodge Diesel - Diesel Truck Resource Forums

Competition / Pulls / OffRoad You wanted it, well you got it. The competition and pulling forum. Please have your racing, pulling and other competition posts here. No East Coast vs. West Coast, and no flame wars!

What do the big sled pulling tractors use for fuel?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 08-09-2009, 11:22 PM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Tedonlin150's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 283
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
What do the big sled pulling tractors use for fuel?
So I went to the truck/tractor pulls at the county fair the other night and i noticed that the smoke from the big tractors didn't really smell like diesel exhaust. Is this because they inject so much water or are they using something else for fuel?
Tedonlin150 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 08-10-2009, 04:11 AM
  #2  
Registered User
 
peobryant's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Goshen, Ky
Posts: 1,506
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Alcohol or Diesel usually.
peobryant is offline  
Reply Like
Old 08-10-2009, 06:44 AM
  #3  
Registered User
 
G1625S's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Kirkwood, NY
Posts: 4,767
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Originally Posted by Tedonlin150
Is this because they inject so much water or are they using something else for fuel?
Its' the water. You can see the smoke turn white as they're spooling at the line and hit the water switch.
G1625S is offline  
Reply Like
Old 08-10-2009, 09:33 AM
  #4  
Registered User
 
lightsOUT's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: sayorsburg, pennsylvania
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It's the cetane additive. Makes it smell different. Best way I could describe it is kind of a sweet smell.
lightsOUT is offline  
Reply Like
Old 08-10-2009, 03:39 PM
  #5  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
Tedonlin150's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 283
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Yeah it was a sweet smell
Tedonlin150 is offline  
Reply Like
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
MoArk Sled pull sept 26th Xfactor sled
coreydr2003
MODTR #30
27
10-01-2009 04:56 PM
Would Sled pulling be big without the Cummins?
Kman9090
General Diesel Discussion
20
04-04-2008 01:47 PM
CA-40g fuel additive in diesel fueled John Deere tractors
JohnInNH
3rd Gen High Performance and Accessories (5.9L Only)
1
07-11-2007 03:16 PM
residential use tractors
jj3500
Other
22
09-28-2005 04:07 PM
residential use TRACTORS?
jj3500
Other
21
09-06-2005 11:59 PM
Back to Subforum
Competition / Pulls / OffRoad
View Next Unread
Blue Chip Redline Is it worth the $$$?




Advanced Search
Quick Reply: What do the big sled pulling tractors use for fuel?


Reply Closed Thread Share

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:32 AM.