U if Idaho has been running their tractors on BD for years. A lot of early research (1970's and later) was on farm equipment, but very few of those reports are on-line. Generally speaking, those older-design tractors ran just fine on B100, as we now call it. Results on SVO were less successful, but that was part of the learnign curve that evolved into the state-of-the-art fuel filtering and heating systems. Most modern tractor engines are Direct Injection, very closly related to truck and pickup engines that have generally proved to like biodiesel. Cummins is one example of an engine proven to thrive on biodiesel that is found in pickup trucks, delivery vans, large trucks, and many tractors.
Location: Moses Lake, WA, USA | Registered: 15 August 2001
We're running a Deutz Allis, a pair of Masseys, and a plethora of Fords on B100 made from WVO. The guys running the equipment can't tell the difference, aside from their hunger brought on by the smell of the exhaust. We've only been burning Bio in quantity since last Fall, but all is well so far.
I have been running a three cylinder kubota/toro lawn mower on B100 for two years, it loves it, I have two neighbors who get bio from an unamed source and they cant get enough of it, one runs his kubota in a horse barn cleaning out the stalls and he loves it because he doesnt get gassed out of the place.
Location: West Michigan | Registered: 26 April 2006
Running a JD and a MF on it and they both love it. The massy grabbed a filter during the first tank, but has had no problems since. They too are used on horse farms and it is very nice to get rid of the toxic exhaust fumes. DD
