Trucks gelling up in the winter, what is the solution?

I have my 900 gallon fuel barrel inside my heated shop that I keep at 50 ish degrees.
I got fuel delivered 36 hrs ago, I think, it's always interesting to see the frost line from the freezing cold fuel slowly work its way down the barrel. always takes a few days. takes a lot of heat to change liquid temp

 

It got into single digits here in SW PA. I commented last night and said I wonder if the guys in ND or Canada think we are sissy’s for complaining about these temps. LOL

 

I’ll 2nd this post ^^^^^ 1 day at 30* and fuel will flow it works the same with trucks as farm equipment

 

All of us that know you Joey know your no sissy………we know you’d fight a fat girl in a phone booth for a Chicken dinner

 

Are you using the honey colored stuff or the white stuff?

I grabbed some today in case I needed it. Didn't know they had white now. Deicer degeller. On sale $5 cheaper then everything else.

 

Howes deicer says the same thing. Install and let sit for 15 minutes.

 

1000% You just described how a radiator works

 

I was fueling at a Pilot in Illinois last week when it was minus something degrees out. The fuel was obviously cloudy from the pump. This got me wondering if the winter fuel they advertise is really treated like they claim. They claim it’s treated with a “double dose” when temps are that cold, but there I was fueling up with cloudy fuel. Maybe the treated fuel will still cloud in frigid temps but wont gel? I dont know but didnt take the chance and double dosed the tanks with power service anti gel.

I wanted to put some in a small jar and leave it outside for the night to see if it gels. This would let me know if that batch was treated but really not useful if my truck was already gelled. Guess it’s just better to be safe than stuck in sub zero weather.

 

Air temps in -25 to -35 up here… and you’re right. Lol!

 

I woulda filled a sample. Just to see what happens for kicks and giggles.

When I hauled bio fuel. We had to take samples to the customer. It gelled at around 43* but the trailers were heated so it wasn't an issue with the load. Which the customer was in a warmer climate. No big deal for the locals but any long haul that used it and went north. Were going to be screwed.