Diesel Quality?

Hmmm, I agree with most of this, but thought it was better for lubricity. We don't have any in my part of the country that I'm aware of, so I have no experience with it.

 

8k gallon tanker at 7lbs is 56k...diesel actually slightly lighter than that...but that’s rough estimate
Most all the gas/diesel set up today with super signals etc..can load upwards of 60k
Think of Loves pvt fleet..,tiny lite daycabs ..,lite aluminum trailers...super single...one hose..,pretty stripped down for weight

 

That’s what I always thought. Used to try to get it. I may be wrong about lubricity. Far from an expert. Just surprised at all the negatives I’ve heard recently, Enough to make me avoid it.

 

My truck curb weight, full tank of fuel, with me and my gear, weights 26500.
I scale 79200 with a full load of diesel, 78300 with a full load of 87E10.
7700/8800 gallons respectively.
Gas weighs 6.14 pounds per gallon, diesel is a little heavier…like 6.7 pounds of I remember correctly.
I can be legal with 9000 gas, but only in summer when fuel temp above 65. Below that, I’m rolling dirty, but not by much.

 

Bio diesel is some funky stuff…
It stinks, it’sa pain to get out of your trailer, it don’t dissolve in gasoline, but blends well with diesel,
I delivered a load of bio to a truck stop near Nashville, and needed 2 loads to clean it out. That happened to be in February, which didn’t help things.
It cleans your fuel system like a champ, but it suck’s for performance.
When my 1 ton needed emissions testing, I filled my tank with b100 before heading to testing site. They would get mad and think their testing gear was broken because it barely registered any emissions.
Then, back to pump diesel until emissions time came again.
The dog burns clean, that’s for sure. it ain’t worth a donut hole for performance though.
10% less power and mileage, if not more. it’s noticeable though.

 

Cleans Tanks. Interesting.

 

And injectors, and pump components exposed to flow, etc.
That said, older motors don’t like it much.
Similar to ethanol in gas, it can damage gaskets and other components that were made before the advent of bio fuels.
Maybe a mechanic with more knowledge than me can pipe in here to educate us properly?

 

Years ago, truckstops up here in the north used to have diesel#1 and diesel#2 in separate pumps; if you were running north (like, across the border and up to say, Sudbury, ON), you'd probably want anywhere from 25% to 50% diesel#1 in your tanks. #1 was thinner, and supposedly wore out injectors quicker, but gelled at a much lower temperature. If you were running north-south in the winter back then, you needed to mix your fuel yourself, and also put your winter front on when it got really cold.