old diesel fuel

[don g]

Does diesel fuel go bad after time like gasoline?Pop passed away about 3 years ago and there is probably 200 gallons of diesel still in his tank on the farm.Its in a good fuel tank stored under a canopy.

 

[IaGary]

It"s no good. I can come and take it off your hands so you don"t have to mess with it.~})

It is Ok but make sure your filter it good.

I would sure use it.

Gary

 

[nellie]

It certainly won't get rotten like gasoline. I've used 3 year old diesel without problems.

 

[Bus Driver]

Right now I am using some in my tractor that is 10 years old. I have a filter between the tank and the hose. It works fine, never a problem.

 

[Ken Macfarlane]

Up north were its too cold for algae to bloom in diesel, they have used 50 year old diesel from old fuel caches in a pinch. My uncle got a 40 year old dozer running in one abandoned town to clean up the dump, it had the old fuel in it.

 

[guido]

Heloo Don g

Disel fuel goes bad just like gas, unlee it is treated for storage.The bottom portion of the tank will look like mud. the only use for the product is for idustiral applications, after it is properly filtered.
Even fresh diesel has to be treated with additives for cold weather operation!
Old fuel is just that .............OLD.
Guido.

 

[JBMac]

I agree with the rest, it should be ok if filtered properly. The Massey 175 I bought hadn't been cranked in six years, but a new battery later, runs now. Runs a little rough and smells funny, but runs nonetheless.

 

[Tradititonal Farmer]

I'm using some fuel now that is around 4 years old was in the tank of a school bus.I'm blending with fresh diesel and conditioner with no problems.Will change the filters on the two tractors I'm using it in when I run out

 

[Don-Wi]

So long as there's a filter in between the fuel and the tractor, no problems. Ran 10 year old furnace oil through our tractors a good 7-8 years ago. No problems

Donovan from Wisconsin