Diesel additives

I use Power Service, and usually have at least one tractor that I run through the cold weather. I have got to the point that I decided it is easier to just treat the fuel as we get it delivered instead of worrying about remembering to get everything treated in the fall. If you don't run the equipment when it is cold you shouldn't have to worry about getting it treated properly, but you need to read the label if you plan on using the equipment. There are different levels of treatment for different temperatures, and it is recommended to double the treatment if there is any percentage of biofuel. Depending on how much fuel you go through you may also want to add an anti algae product. Water is used in the refining process for diesel now, so you always have a chance of having some moisture in your fuel, part of the reason I have started using fuel treatment year round.

Ted

There are several good additives. The injection pump shop that used to do our pump work when we were tractor pulling told me if you start with one brand, you should stay with that brand. They recommended not changing from one additive to another.

I also use PowerService exclusively. Over 40 years ago I had my tractor trailer almost die out one day. It would idle but couldn't rev at all. Another trucker stopped with a bottle of PowerService and told me to spin off the filter and dump all I could out. We filled the filter and put the rest in the tank. It fired right up and after about 10 minutes at high idle I had full power to get back on the road. I've used nothing but ever since. I had previously treated the trucks fuel with another brand treatment the day before when I got fuel, but that treatment wasn't up to the cold.  

DanWi wrote: I wouldn't purposely switch back and forth to mix them but fuel may already have additives from the pump so how do you know what you are mixing. Just run the tank really low before a fill up and switch of products

in my case, we asked our bulk supplier if they would treat our fuel for anti gel next delivery and they said they don’t do that anymore’

Also keep a bottle of Power Service 911 on hand. We had a year where it got very cold early and stayed that way. I got stranded feeding cows. It’s a miserable job in the cold but worked as advertised.

Oldwrench, that is a great question and I to would like our experts to weigh in. I use Power Service only in the winter.

im4racin wrote: I question power service for anti gel….its made i weatherford tx. What do they really know about cold?

like salsa made in New York City? I don’t know, but I follow their directions for temperature you expect and it works. We had a week of feeding cows in the-20’s last year and I never gelled.