kero as fuel?

[Kytim]

Hello all, ive got about 15-18 gallons of k-1 kero that is approaching a year old. it has been sealed on plastic fuel jugs from day of purchase. question is what proportion can i safely mix with in the tank on my B7100? I normally use some form of additive in every tankful too. I just hate to waste the cost of the kero if its usable for more than startin fires.

thanks kytim

[Eric McCarthy]

That question along with what diesel additives to use was a huge debated topic of conversation here on OTT a little while back. We covered everything from additives such as motor oil to alternitive fuels to burn in our tanks.

Here is the link to the post and you decided on your own what you want to use.
http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1196

[Eric McCarthy]

Here's a short clip I had posted in the forum a while back about the topic of dumping stuff into the tank. I found this online when someone mentioned putting ATF oil in with a tank of diesel.


Kerosene is added to diesel fuel by some suppliers, though in small quantitites. Kerosene has virtually no lubrication qualities--adding more (and an essientially unknown amount, since you don't know if or how much has already been added by the supplier!) is a sure way to cut the life of your injector pump. Kerosene is routinely added to home heating oil, in large quantities. The furnace doesn't know, or care. The furnace oil pump does not have the same clearances (they are more crude, greater clearances, lower pressure...) and the kerosene won't hurt them. Most will (and often do) run on straight kerosene--here in NH, if the oil tank is outside, the mix will be either 50/50 or straight kerosene. Kerosene doesn't have the same heat values either, you won't get the same amount of power from a gallon of kerosene as from heating oil, or diesel fuel.

[Kytim]

what the heck! another one slipped in folks. when will they learn.

[traildust]

what the heck! another one slipped in folks. when will they learn.


I was about to get a little upset thinking somebody was being rude to the OP, but that's you :rolleyes:

Anyway, it does not hurt to ask a question no matter what it is. There's lots of stuff you can do with the kero, like soak a squirrel skin in it for a few weeks :D

[Kytim]

well someone has deleted the post i was talking about. it was soliciting something that should not have been on the forum if you know what I mean. will admit it now makes my post look rather silly!!

I suppose at times I am silly, kytim

[handyman]

I saw the post you were talking about wished they would stop that but vic and mr k do good jobs at deleting them ASAP. handy