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BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
Jewels -
RIGHT NOW you are in Minnesota, have summer fuel that may not be treated for winter service, and only have a little bit in the tank.
That's not a good thing. I would NOT want to be in that spot.
We're 42F today, which is really warm for January. We've had winter swings of 60F to -20F in a couple days....80 degree swing in 48 hours.
That combination alone is the recipe for a lot of newbie messages here on OTT for "It's -10F and my tractor won't start..."
It sounds like the consensus is that whoever you get on the phone at the service station probably has no clue WTF kind of diesel is coming out of the pump.
I would take a leap of faith and get what they got, put in some Power Service (White bottle) additive or your additive of choice, and go with it.
Fill the tractor to FULL! Then let it run for at least 30 minutes to get things mixed up.
It isn't good to have your tractor tank at a quarter-full. As it warms/cools, expansion/contraction draws air and moisture into the tank.
I always try to keep my tank at or near full, especially winter. Less room to introduce moisture. That moisture has no where to go, but for causing more problems down the road.
Best wishes!
RIGHT NOW you are in Minnesota, have summer fuel that may not be treated for winter service, and only have a little bit in the tank.
That's not a good thing. I would NOT want to be in that spot.
We're 42F today, which is really warm for January. We've had winter swings of 60F to -20F in a couple days....80 degree swing in 48 hours.
That combination alone is the recipe for a lot of newbie messages here on OTT for "It's -10F and my tractor won't start..."
It sounds like the consensus is that whoever you get on the phone at the service station probably has no clue WTF kind of diesel is coming out of the pump.
I would take a leap of faith and get what they got, put in some Power Service (White bottle) additive or your additive of choice, and go with it.
Fill the tractor to FULL! Then let it run for at least 30 minutes to get things mixed up.
It isn't good to have your tractor tank at a quarter-full. As it warms/cools, expansion/contraction draws air and moisture into the tank.
I always try to keep my tank at or near full, especially winter. Less room to introduce moisture. That moisture has no where to go, but for causing more problems down the road.
Best wishes!
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