So I have a question for you kubota diesel owners if you have summer blend diesel in the tank going into fall temperatures what additives can I put in the tank to keep it from gelling???? I have 13 gallons of summer blend in the tank and do not want to run it out so how do I winterize it??? What are the best anti gel products have you all used???
burk313
Never worried about diesel gelling in the log skidder unless it was well below zero.
Only time I had even summer grade gel was below 10 below.
Only time I had even summer grade gel was below 10 below.
Running diesels of various sorts 40yrs, never mattered the treatment brand, read the label, see what temp it protects to and how many gallons it treats to see if price of one is better than another. Currently have 2 Kubota tractors and the backhoe has a Kubota engine in it. Had 2 gel ups both decades ago, one in the truck about a mile after leaving work and had to have it towed to a garage to get warmed up. Another a yanmar tractor on the edge of a field, covered it with a few layers of tarp, took out the generator and put a salamander heater under it for about 20 minutes. Both because I waited too long that year to treat the fuel. But regardless of the brand if I approximately follow the instructions never had a gel up.
What I have now. Never done the double dose as recommended on the bottle. I start with a full tank and put in approx what is recommended for below 0, northern border, much less now than 40yrs ago but we still have mornings below 0.
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What I have now. Never done the double dose as recommended on the bottle. I start with a full tank and put in approx what is recommended for below 0, northern border, much less now than 40yrs ago but we still have mornings below 0.
Not a kubota, but my little 1-series JD will turn over with straight off road diesel all winter.
Glow plugs help. I cycle them 4-5-6 times before actually turning it on and it does seem to help.
Glow plugs help. I cycle them 4-5-6 times before actually turning it on and it does seem to help.
I've been running Kubota for decades now using off-road diesel. I do use additive in the fuel but the main thing is the glow plug. When it's really cold, I keep glow plug on for 20-30 seconds before turning the engine over. This is outside in a lean-to. Then I leave the tractor idle for up to 15-20 minutes to warm up before I use it to plow snow. I've bought & sold 4 different kubota diesel & 1 gasoline engines so far and they've never failed to start & run.
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