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Call it what you want but the government is still dumping tons of money into biofuels. 

All I'm saying is that if biofuels are such a great idea and so efficient, let the market decide. We don't need the government pushing it down our throat and spending huge amounts of my tax dollars on it.

“Manufacture of a liter of 99.5% ethanol uses 46% more fossil energy than it produces and costs $1.05 per liter ($3.97 per gallon). The corn feedstock alone requires more than 33% of the total energy input.

The largest energy inputs in corn-ethanol production are for producing the corn feedstock plus the steam energy and electricity used in the fermentation/distillation process. The total energy input to produce a liter of ethanol is 7,474 kcal. However, a liter of ethanol has an energy value of only 5,130 kcal. Based on a net energy loss of 2,344 kcal of ethanol produced, 46% more fossil energy is expended than is produced as ethanol…

In 2006, nearly 19 billion liters of ethanol were produced on 20% of U.S. corn acreage. These 19 billion liters represents only 1% of total U.S. petroleum use. However, even if we completely ignore corn ethanol’s negative energy balance and high economic cost, we still find that it is absolutely not feasible to use ethanol as a replacement for U.S. oil consumption. If all 341 billion kg of corn produced in the U.S. were converted into ethanol at a rate of 2.69 kg per liters of ethanol, then 129 billion liters of ethanol could be produced. This would provide only 7% of total oil consumption in the U.S.”

Nice truck but that Maaco paint job is awful. Least they could have done is keep the overspray off the tires.

I live within a mile of the highest point in my county and probably just a few feet less in elevation. If I flood, you better have a ark ready.  

Heard from a guy the other day that accidentally put a little diesel into the DEF tank and ran the truck. That little screw up cost $6,000 to get fixed. 

That's what I say, if any of these products are economically viable, more power to them. Let the market decide, not the government. 

All I see is billions of taxpayer's dollars and billions charged to oil companies ( which gets passed on to consumers) and not a thing to show for it. Then add in all the other billions of dollars we spend on other worthless crap. This country is in a world of hurt.

On August 21, 2016 at 11:43 PM, kscarbel2 said:

The LDS427, LD465 and LDT465 were intended to run ordinarily on diesel. In an "emergency", they could run on AVGAS, gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel (JP7, JP8) and kerosene.

Those American Bosch rotary fuel pumps never got along with me.

The military uses JP-8 jet fuel in just about all it's diesel vehicles. It's pretty much just a better refined grade of diesel and they use it for everything to keep from having to have two separate fuels on hand. 

1998 Ford Explorer isn't any better. I sold mine with number six plug in it that was in it as long as I owned it. Wasn't any way to get to it without pulling the exhaust manifold or removing the fender that I could find.

Looks like a beer bellied trucker and a pimp crossed paths. Interesting concept but I can't get over the looks of it. 

It actually looks like the pickup survived the crash pretty well. I know it's totaled but look how the cab is still intact, not really much damage for a 35 mph crash. The truck did exactly what it was supposed to do, protect the occupants.   

The military multi fuel does have what they call a "fuel density compensator" that adjust for the viscosity of the fuel. It's not needed to still be a multi fuel though, the power will just be different with different fuels without it. The multi fuel capability has mainly to do with the injector and combustion chamber design. I think they run a 22:1 compression.

They will run on almost anything but still run best on straight diesel. I know I've run a diesel fuel/ used engine oil mix in mine and it didn't run very well. It ran but was harder starting, smoked a lot, and just ran rough. The military advises to only use straight gasoline in emergencies.

I've been wanting to paint my RD822sx like the red one. It's good to see an example to see how it looks, I like it.

About a year ago I saw what could be described as a paving train. I think it was six trucks pulling various equipment, all hooked together. Basically what it did was took up the old asphalt, heated it, mixed some new oil with it, and put it back down. It was a huge contraption with a big propane tank to supply the heat.

I stopped and talked to one of the flagmen about it. He said it was a experimental project they were working on. I don't know how well it turned out long term but it looked as good as any coming right out of the machine.  

He probably gets decent mileage but I doubt that 30mpg claim. Those old 2-strokes aren't known for being particularly economical on fuel.

It probably makes up on fuel savings with oil consumption and leaks. Just kidding but we all know those old Detroits like to leak. 

Yea I've been there. Complete rebuild on a Cummins is a big job.

I just got done doing the head gaskets on a N14 and even that's a pretty big job having to deal with jakes, rocker boxes, and heads on 3 heads.

It always puzzled me that when the stock market takes a dump, everybody sells out. When the market is high people buy. 

That seems completely backwards to me. When the stock market falls, that's the time to buy in my book. I prefer to buy low and sell high.

Around here everybody wants a narrow front super c with cultivators. They were a great 2 row cultivator tractor. Tobacco and truck farmers still use them quite a bit.

2 hours ago, 41chevy said:

I joined the Teamsters in 1973 working for Horan Sand and Gravel and still keep my dues up to date until I retired this May. I opened my own salvage hauling business and an other doing sea walls and break waters. I would not ever hire any union people in the 25 years I had the business. I wanted to chose my jobs ,workers and suppliers and actually make money and not be forced pay union "fees" and work on their schedules. My guys worked year round. . . no lay offs, slow downs or other crap. Almost 44 years in 282 and piss on them, all they had was a hand in my pocket all those years.   

I'm just curious, why did you keep paying union dues all those years when you weren't doing union work? You don't seem overly fond of unions, just trying to understand why you kept paying them. Was it to get some sort of pension when you retire? 

On the aircraft job I mentioned above, we got paid the same amount as the union outfit. So they made the same amount of money working 6 weeks as we did working 2 1/2 days, now who seems like the smart one?  Bust your butt, get the job done, and move on to the next one.

Several different manufacturers used the Lanova system. I've got a D19 Allis Chalmers tractor with a Lanova injection system. I don't know a thing about the Lanova Macks but I'm pretty familiar with the ones AC used. They are fairly quiet running and don't have the "diesel knock" other engines do. It's a comparatively  slow combustion process is why you don't get the knock. They run smooth as silk when they are right.

They are hard starting and the energy cells in the head can fill with carbon or get pitted and cause problems. New or good used energy cells, if you need them, are pretty hard to locate.

Be careful with the kids. I saw the aftermath of what happened to a guy operating a old Bobcat without a cab. His head somehow got caught in the lift arms while he was lowering it and it decapitated him.