Running B100 -- 3rd Gens -- Polymerization (Flocking) -- Good News.

[67guzzler]

I'm very interested in possibly buying a 55 gallon drum of biodiesel - but base price plus shipping would seem to be expensive? I plan to check with the local Texaco distributor to see if they have or would order it for me at a better price than I could get on my own. My intent is more related to lubricity, and reading I have done indicates that 1 or 2 percent gets the job done, but a B20 percentage would be my goal, and a 55 gallon drum would last me quite a while under current truck driving circumstances...

Good luck in your search for biodiesel Gary!



My guy charged me $2. 95 per gallon for the B95 + $40 for the drum + $35 for the hand pump. So the setup charges were an extra $75 for the first drum and then $40 for each add'l drum as the pump can be moved from drum to drum.



Refills have no extra charges -- just the cost of the fuel. Delivery is free if I buy 150+ gallons on a visit OR he combines the visit with others in my area.



TIP: Home Depot sells furniture dolly's for $19. 95 and they're rated up to 1000 lbs. Get one for each drum before you get the biodiesel. You'll be happy you did as you can wheel it around in the garage. It will also keep condensation from forming on the bottom of the drum if it's off the ground.



Another TIP: I bought a 90 degree galvanized 3/4" elbow and a 6" pipe to go at the end of the 1" diameter vinyl hose from the hand pump. The pump doesn't come with the 1" vinyl hose -- you can buy that by the foot at Home Depot. After spilling biodiesel on the garage floor I went back to Home Depot and $3. 48 in parts later I had my own "nozzle" so no more spilling. The 1" vinyl hose from the pump to the tank was just slightly too cumbersome and wasn't reliable to stay in the tank opening. If you pushed it in too far, it would just kink. The cheap nozzle made all the difference.

 

[bighornram]

Jay, I think you are going to be the guinea pig since most of us have to drop back to b20 at the most during the winter months. Being in S. FLA you can run b100 year round. Excellent.

 

[67guzzler]

Yup -- And I decided I'm just going to stick with it and not worry. B95 is the highest ratio I can get & that's fine. My truck has 3600 miles on it and probably has the best lubricated fuel system around. My only worry is going to be continued fuel availability and quality. I hope it continues.



And you're right -- we essentially have no "seasons. " Sometimes in January and early February it might get into the upper 40's but that's rare. It usually stays above 50 most of the time.



So far, so good... .

 

[mhenon]

Umm, Mike. Did you read my whole post? I agreed with you. I was just acknowledging Gary's point first.



I then made the same counter argument you made.

Oh... crap... are we supposed to read the whole post????



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Gary, if you're looking for bulk biodiesel check into SeQuential Biofuels. They're all over the Oregon coast. Don't have the web-page but you can find it on a search.

Mike

 

[67guzzler]

Oh... crap... are we supposed to read the whole post????

HA HA HA. :-laf :-laf :-laf



What was I thinking?



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