DIESEL PING!...........................
“A Warning About the Coming Shortages of Diesel Fuel, Diesel Exhaust Fluid and Diesel Engine Oil”
TAKE THAT, PUTIN!!!!
My diesel Sprinter does not need DEF nor “diesel” oil.
While I agree we’ll have shortages if prices are not allowed to rise, this is data is misleading because number of refineries doesn’t correspond equally with refining capacity. Reagan’s end of subsidies requiring discounts to small scale refineries led to their economic demise as more efficient refineries beat them in the market.
Diesel consumption is over 50% higher today than 1980. A better comparison would be of refining capacity in 1980 compared to today, not the number of refining sites.
Maybe we can go back to coal-burning steam locomotives?
Steam powered this nation in much of the last half of the 19th Century until well into the 20th Century, and in the form of electrical generation, still does.
The question comes in, as what is the heat source that creates this steam from water? Wood is simply not in enough supply, and coal has already been condemned, as “too dirty” (this is not true, “clean coal” is possible). Other hydrocarbon fuels, from natural gas (methane) to refined fractions suitable for internal combustion engines or even gas turbines. Or if people really want to get exotic, a very small thorium-fueled molten salt atomic pile, which generates heat on a continuous basis, even scaled down to fit in an ocean-going vessel or a rail-bound locomotive.
Although the results will be catastrophic, it may be a good thing in the long run.
Because the people will not tolerate it.
When th house is freezing cold, there is nothing to eat in the fridge, the car will not run, there is little on the store shelves....the people will finally realize that Washington DC is controlled by an enemy that must be removed regardless of the cost.
So the only remaining question at that point will be: By what method?
To stay in power, the criminals in DC will not let the economy shut down totally. They will allow us to have just enough to stay alive.
The local company came out a couple of days ago to refill my 250 gallon tank at my property with regular gas. He pumped 34 gallons in before he realized he was filling it with diesel. He sucked it all out and gave me a credit for the difference between what he put in and what he sucked out. Turns out I had 55 gallons of gas in it.
Still waiting for the next truck to come out and fill it, though. Meanwhile, my mower takes 5 gallons every time I mow the lawn and it’s only got 2 gallons in the tank. I’ll have to hit the gas station.
I was hoping he would just leave the diesel in and call it a loss and I could pump the thing out and use it for fires and stuff. But I didn’t know there was so much fuel in there. It would have taken a while.
Luckily, I have a cherry ‘05 F350 turbo-diesel that doesn’t require DEF. I only put 30 miles a month or so on it and live in a RV park where everywhere I need to go, I can get there by golf cart.
I have it because in event of a hurricane, it’ll pull a 16k lb. 5th wheel.
Coming? Sounds to me as if it is already here.
Unfortunately DEF has a shelf life, so there is no stocking up on it....
OTOH,a shortage of diesel will hurt the economy massively.
Teh impotence of galvanized go-fasters for diesel...
Biden would say , “ good they can buy EVs “ , LOL
I think as far as truckers are concerned, it’s more about the price than it is the availability. I was monitoring a conversation between truckers on the radio and they are fed up. It’s getting to be too expensive to haul with the price of diesel. Several said they are going to have to quit hauling.
Well, I deleted my truck and everyone said I was crazy because I wouldn’t be able to sell anywhere but Alberta. Diesel going away would hurt a bit, but up here, there’s always fuel. In the event that becomes too much of a hassle, I will ride my horses heh.
I checked Kelley Blue Book today for my car’s value, and it asked if the tank was full or empty.
This article shows why I sold my 2010 KW 900L and bought a 99 Pete 379 with a Cat motor. No DEF, no EGR, and no DPF - and exempt from ELDs.
I always keep one drum of Delvac diesel oil on hand, and order a new one when I’m down to 10 gallons.
Newer trucks hit hardest…
I guess it’s time to buy that DEF delete kit.