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Monkeybusiness
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What would happen if you ran heating oil instead of red diesel? Is there an additive that could be added to make it work?
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Bit of hydraulic oil mixed in to lubricate the pump on machines with a mechanical pump
diggerjones
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New farmers who used to do this as paul says
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Monkeybusiness
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How much? What’s the formula and do you offer warranty?!Bit of hydraulic oil mixed in to lubricate the pump on machines with a mechanical pump
Routy56
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Great suggestion Grahamcan't you just pump from one to the other Dave ??
what were that outfit quoting for red?
might be more 'astute' to acquire this/next year's m/c fuel cheap ?
have to see if I can't rake some more 45s together
Pumping for me from tank to tank is not an option - main tanks are at the front of the house.
Whilst the site for the 'new' temporary 2500 will be behind my barn about 120m away.
And I don't want to spot my stock of MDPE to do it
Have just secured some more empty 45g barrels for transferring and storage of more red
We have 4 machines here running on red so don't use much over the year.
But have just had an on line quote from HomeFuels Direct.
Delivery to here in NE Essex is coming in at 40ppl + 5% VAT = 42ppl
So once my barrels are ready I'll order 600 litres.
This will go into 3 x barrels strapped to a nice euro pallet.
My fuel store is some old Anderson Shelter curved sheets on a concrete base.
It's away from all my plant and stuff and can just fork it in there
Routy56
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Is that inc VAT?
Got quotes for both 500 and 600 which came in at 42ppl delivery to me here in NE Essex
TiltyShaun
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And I thought I was stealing some oil at 29.9ppl 2 weeks ago!We have been on oil heating for nearly 4 decades now
So have been following price reductions in light of the Covid-19 pandemic....
....unable to get through to our regular supplier by phone, email or website
Our new bonded tank is 7/10 full after a recent order.
So I suggested to SWMBO that I be permitted to site the old 2500 tank out the front.
What she said is not repeatable
The old steel 300gall tank is still lurking up the side of the house on brick piers etc.
So have just ordered 1500 litres of Kerosene at 18.9ppl + VAT = £299.09 from HomeFuels Direct.
A neighbour recommenced them for daily pricing with a nice graph on the website.
Will update y'all how the delivery goes on/about 5 May 2020
Routy56
Well-known member
So you'll understand that I do not feel guilty when I tell you that in March we had 1000 litres of kero delivered at 49ppl inc
This 1500 litre order will save me £436
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
pays to store drums under cover and ideally not level/on a bit of a slope ... away from their bungs any standing water will get in the bungs when they 'barrel' as they warm and coolGreat suggestion Graham
Delivery to here in NE Essex is coming in at 40ppl + 5% VAT = 42ppl .... order 600 litres. This will go into 3 x barrels strapped to a nice euro pallet. My fuel store is some old Anderson Shelter curved sheets on a concrete base.
TiltyShaun
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My red tank is almost down to not a lot.....want to order 1000l of red for Friday so watch in go up in price dramatically between now and Thursday!!!So you'll understand that I do not feel guilty when I tell you that in March we had 1000 litres of kero delivered at 49ppl inc
This 1500 litre order will save me £436
Routy56
Well-known member
Yep know what you mean - a few years ago we had a barrel of creosote rust out and let in the water on the toppays to store drums under cover and ideally not level/on a bit of a slope ... away from their bungs any standing water will get in the bungs when they 'barrel' as they warm and cool
These day my barrels are all under cover and tendered with loving care
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
my oil guy saved me a LOT of bucks on me last kero delivery by telling me to wait a week .... like 15p/ltr ... sub 30p a litre ... will give him a call tomorrow and see what red is ..... and whether his is FAME free ... could hold 1000 ltrs easily and'd last me a loooong time ATMSo you'll understand that I do not feel guilty when I tell you that in March we had 1000 litres of kero delivered at 49ppl inc
This 1500 litre order will save me £436
GazCro
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I find the fame carry on ok but i get additive put in (works out at 1p per litre) but im using it fast enough. I don't know how long the additive will keep it good for.
Shovelhands
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We get the red with additive, Shell GTL I think it’s called? Couple of pence extra, but better if long term storage. Sadly a recent 3000L delivery was mistakenly ordered as standard
, so we will see what it stores like, it’s being used, but not that rapidly at the moment.
, so we will see what it stores like, it’s being used, but not that rapidly at the moment.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
it sounds like a right PITA ...... red used to store fine for years
GazCro
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Not really that much of a pain i get exocet gas oil conditioner put in. Supplier puts it in when they deliver fuel. Simple enough. I believe it can then store for up to 2 years.
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DaveDCB
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I paid 57p for red over 12months ago.. why hasn’t red dropped as much as all other fuel? 
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I was just pondering the same Q ...... probably being kept artificially high through existing stocksI paid 57p for red over 12months ago.. why hasn’t red dropped as much as all other fuel?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
red could used to be kept with no issues for 10+ years with no degradation whatsoever
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