John Deere Power Systems has a strong commitment to the environment, energy security, and technological advances that have a positive impact on both.
Biodiesel certainly meets these criteria. While B5 blends are preferred, biodiesel concentrations up to 20 percent (B20) blended in petroleum diesel fuel can be used in all John Deere engines certified up to Tier 3/Stage III A, as well as all non-emissions-certified engines, providing the biodiesel used in the fuel blend meets the standards set by the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) D6751.
We recognize the importance of biofuels to our customers and to the environment. Use of quality biodiesel in John Deere diesel engines has economic and environmental benefits, boosts development in rural areas, and helps provide energy security.
John Deere was one of the first off-highway engine manufacturers to factory-fill biodiesel in North America, and we approved B5 biodiesel in 2001. Since then, John Deere has continued to conduct biodiesel research and has performed lab and field tests using biodiesel fuel. We have also developed a fuel conditioner that is recommended when using lower biodiesel blends and required when using B20 blends and above.
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