You're not the first. Wrong fuel finds farm gear every harvest.
We'll talk you through what to do, right now on the phone.
We come to you: paddock, shed, yard or site.
One call and we handle the fuel side. Tell us the machine and where it is, we bring everything else.
Tell us your vehicle type and where you are.
Quick ETA confirmation, usually within the hour.
Drain, flush the lines, refill with the right fuel.
Running cleanly, report emailed, you get on with it.
Machinery, work utes and site storage, what we do for each.
Machinery first. Petrol in a diesel tractor, header or telehandler is the same problem as petrol in a diesel ute, modern common rail machines rely on the diesel to lubricate the high pressure pump, and petrol strips that away. It usually happens in the rush, a jerry can grabbed off the wrong shelf, a drum that wasn't what the label said, a contractor filling from the wrong tank. Don't start it, or shut it down as soon as you realise, and call.
Work utes, gensets, fire pumps and other small plant are usually quick jobs, the tanks are small and easy to get at. We drain the wrong fuel, flush the lines and refuel right there at the shed, the paddock or the yard, the same drain and flush we do on the road every week.
On site storage is the other half of it. Old diesel that has gone off over winter, water in the bottom of the tank after rain, sediment stirred into a delivery, or fuel that simply went into the wrong tank. We drain it out, dispose of it under EPA Licence 52359 and leave you ready for a clean fill.
We drive out across regional South Australia, the Barossa, Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Yorke Peninsula and the South East, and onto mine and work sites where access allows. Response and price are quoted on the call. For the mechanical detail, see petrol in a diesel and contaminated fuel.
Farm calls have their own rhythm. Quiet most of the year, then harvest hits and the phone runs hot. Everyone is flat out, fuel is getting carted around in drums and jerry cans, and somewhere in the rush the wrong one goes into the wrong tank. Nobody has done anything silly, it is just what happens when five people are moving fast around three fuels.
The gear has changed too. Older tractors would shrug off a bit of the wrong fuel, but a late model common rail machine is every bit as fussy as a new diesel ute, the pump needs clean diesel to look after itself. Same rule as the road cars, do not run it. The fuel sitting in the tank does no harm, running the machine on it is what costs.
The other regular is the site tank that has sat over winter. Water gets in through the breather, the fuel goes stale, and the first machine filled from it starts surging and cutting out. We drain the tank and the machine, get rid of the old fuel properly under our EPA licence and you start again with a clean fill.
Wherever you are in regional SA, call (08) 7083 9699, tell us what the machine is and what went in it, and we will give you a straight answer, a price and an ETA before we leave.
Straight answers about farm and site fuel. If yours is not here, call and ask.
On the fuel side, yes. Modern common rail tractors and headers are just as fussy about petrol as a diesel ute, the high pressure pump relies on diesel for lubrication. Don't start it, or shut it down as soon as you realise, and we come out, drain the tank, flush the lines and refuel. The machine goes back to work the same day in most cases.
All of regional South Australia, the Barossa, Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands, Yorke Peninsula, the South East and station country beyond. Call (08) 7083 9699 with where you are and we give you a straight ETA and price before we leave.
Yes. Old diesel that has gone off, water in the bottom of the tank, or a delivery that went into the wrong tank, we drain it out, dispose of it under EPA Licence 52359 and you start fresh with a clean fill. Tell us the tank size on the call so we bring the right gear.
Yes, it is one of the most common farm calls we get. Water gets into machinery tanks and site storage through breathers, tired seals and condensation. Rough running, surging or a machine that won't start after weather are the usual signs. We drain the contaminated fuel, flush the system and refuel with clean diesel.
Yes. Gensets, fire pumps, water pumps and other small plant are usually quick jobs, the tanks are small and easy to get at. Don't run it, same rule as everything else, and we will have it drained, flushed and refuelled fast.
From $400 plus travel, with the exact number quoted on the call before we leave, no fix no fee and no card surcharge. Tell us the machine, the fuel and where you are, and you hear the full price up front.
Yes, and it is the cheapest way to do it. If the wrong drum has gone into two or three machines, or you want the ute done while we are there for the header, tell us on the call and we quote the lot as one visit.
Yes, where site access allows. Tell us about inductions, permits or escort requirements when you call (08) 7083 9699 and we work in with your site process. We carry our EPA licence and insurance paperwork for site sign in.