Winter diesel fuel

[Diesel_Dave]

Originally Posted by Big Dave

I live in Indiana and I don’t think they sell much in the way of winter blend here. I’ve had tanks gel up (“cloud” is the ASTM term) at 7 below here. Maybe at big truck stops up along the Indiana Toll road that serve trucks that may go farther north, but few other places here.

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Most stations that sell real winter blend are quite proud of it (it sells at a considerable premium) so if you have to ask, it probably isn’t winter blend.

I know there's a station just up the street (Walmart actually) from where I usually buy, that's got a sticker on thier pump that says their diesel is winterized up to -20 F. They charge pretty much the same thing as my station. Both sations are often among the cheapest in the state. I buy mine at the Kroger because I get discount points off one fillup a month--which is all I usually need. I just filled up this morning at got $0.60 a gallon off--gotta love buying 35 gallons of diesel at $3.099!

[slowmover]

Originally Posted by ConnClark

I get about 10% lower mileage with winter diesel. Its also quite noticeable when I get the switch because my power drops a lot.

Consistently, year after year, no real changes in routes, etc? That'd be a handy number to recite is what I'm thinking.

[Duffman]

If you are not getting winterized fuel by December you are not going to get it at all. I have a document from ESSO showing their gel point by terminal (Canada only) and it is adjusted every 15 days.