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Thanks pnose and 450 aaron, I feel better now 3.11 don't sound that bad compared to 4.49 and 5.00 a gallon! We are ALL getting screwed.
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Ours is about mid $3's. The alaskan pipeline had a corrosion problem. What is a bit comical is they chose not to use a 'pig' on the pipes to clean them out reducing corrosion as the engineers didn't deem it necessary, but the fed's told them they had to after the recent spill...well guess what?? came to bite them and guess who pays?? Us...
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From: New Jersey
The inmates running the asylum.
And we'll keep paying until politicians stop letting activists make policy and let us drill our own oil. And while they're at it, maybe they should stop exporting the oil we do drill to other countries and keep it here. Now there's a novel idea.
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Diesel In South Of Stl Is $3.09 As Of Today. A Friend Of Mine Was Told By A Man[ Whom He Attends Church With] , Who Used To Work For Exxon Mobile, That When A Refinery In The U.s. Goes Down, They [the Powers That Be], Use This As An Excuse To Raise Fuel Prices. When In Reality, 80% To 85% Of Fuel We Receive From Other Countries, Is Already Refined. Nothing Needing Done To It, But To Sell It.
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From: South Dakota
Our country hasn't built new refineries in decades. Also, Bio fuels are out there and available but Fuel companies are trying to come up with excuses as to why our vehicles can't use it. Hell, if I knew how to make my own, I would sure do it! Diesel here in South Dakota is about 3.39 a gallon...and rising..
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From: South Dakota
Originally Posted by DNewton
thank god, my dad just finished hs first 500 gal of bio, truck smells like french fries, but for $0.60 to make per gallon, its alright!
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From: Bertha Minnesota
I paid $3.20 a gallon last Sunday here in north central MN. This fuel thing is a joke. I farm on the side and every time i think i'll make a little money they go and raise the fuel price. My big tractor has a 50 gallon tank. Even off road fuel here is like 2.85 a gallon and that was before it went up. I don't know what it is now. This high price of fuel impacts every thing we buy and sell. I don't know how truckers can come out on this.
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Just look in some of the Class 8 truck trader books, big powerful and all decked out with chrome and fancy stuff tractors are very cheap right now.
I would say a lot of them are repo's where the guys bought newer rigs with big payments and then lost them when the fuel price went through the roof.
Fuel was 3.16 here yesterday, I was afraid to look today when I drove by the truck stop.
I would say a lot of them are repo's where the guys bought newer rigs with big payments and then lost them when the fuel price went through the roof.
Fuel was 3.16 here yesterday, I was afraid to look today when I drove by the truck stop.
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From: Ladner, British Columbia
Paying about $US3.88 per USGallon here in B.C.
Recently switched my 91' F350 to B40 from Clear Diesel. B40 goes for about 3cents below clear diesel. The truck sure runs nice on B40. Burns a lot hotter, less smoke, runs quieter. Milage with B40 is pretty much the same as regular Diesel as what I loose in BTU/Gal I gain on better combustion due to the higher Cetane number of the B40.
Also I don't need to add any lub additive with the B40 as it provides the perfect lubrication on it's own.
Seeing how well my 91 is doing I am considering switching my 93 to B40 some time soon.
Seb......
Recently switched my 91' F350 to B40 from Clear Diesel. B40 goes for about 3cents below clear diesel. The truck sure runs nice on B40. Burns a lot hotter, less smoke, runs quieter. Milage with B40 is pretty much the same as regular Diesel as what I loose in BTU/Gal I gain on better combustion due to the higher Cetane number of the B40.
Also I don't need to add any lub additive with the B40 as it provides the perfect lubrication on it's own.
Seeing how well my 91 is doing I am considering switching my 93 to B40 some time soon.
Seb......