I found a place around 30mins from me that sells B100 & B99. B99 is actually a little cheaper because of for some reason if you mix it with #2 you get a tax credit, but have to pay other taxes but it still ends up being around .50 a gallon less.

The price I was quoted in a 55 gal plastic drum is 3.77 gallon. Seems a little steep, but weighing in on the benefits of bio for my internal system it seems it would be a nice trade off to a standard fuel additive. A little more costly, but overall better.

I'd probably run a B5 or B10 mix most of the time so I'm only looking at an extra $2-$3 per tank.

Question is what is the shelf life of soy Bio?

How the heck am I going to unload a 400+lb drum of fuel into my garage?(no they won't deliver that small of order)

Let me know if my thinking here makes any sense.

Shelf life for soy bio I always heard was around 6 months. I guess it will depend on the humidity...the fuel tends to soak up water like a sponge.

I have never had mine sit that long to find out.

As far as unloading...good luck...I store mine at my buddies shop with a fork lift. Maybe rolling on its side with some two by six's as ramps out the bed of your pickup. I am guessing they will put the drum into your bed with a fork lift.

3.77 is steep. I am suprised at that price, considering your location.

As for the loading/unloading......One guy could unload it out of the truck if you used a driveway angle right. I can tip them over and up by myself.....its no fun, but you can do it.

Build a little stand out of cinder blocks or something and gravity dispense. It works great.

If it's good, spec fuel, and you keep the barrel protected from humid air, the fuel could easily last a year or more with no worry at all. If it is allowed to draw moisture, then you might have some problems keeping it much longer than a few months. Keep in a cool, dry place and you should be fine.

As to the unloading, some kind of a shop hoist is best. Beyond that, if you have access to somebody's snowmobile trailer, that works well also. Just tip it up and roll it off. Otherwise, I have seen plenty of oil drums unloaded by placing a stack of several old tires under the end of the pickup bed and just roll the drum right off. Be abolutely sure you have a real good cushion, though. Also having enough tires so the drum doesn't bounce right off and go rolling along is a must.

A final option is to obtain another nice clean drum, and pump the fuel from the full one in the truck to the empty one on the ground. Could even get away with 5 gallon buckets if you are sure they are clean. In fact, it may not be a terrible option to invest in 10-12 5 gallon buckets, and divide the fuel up into individual lots. That way as you use one bucket, the others can remain sealed. This keeps both moisture, and air from coming into contact with the stored fuel.

well I decided to hold off. The salesman contacted me at work yesterday and was very friendly and informative. He stated that this time of the year they don't move much, but when he get's his next load in, at current pricing it's a good .30 a gallon cheaper.

The actual price is 3.17 a gallon, but after all applicable taxes it's driven up to 3.77.

For now, I guess I'll just try to stop at the one station near enough to buy it, although that won't be very often.

Where are you getting it at the pump? Is it ROTE in Lake Geneva where you got the quote for the drum?

If you don't think you are going to use that much I would be willing to split a barrel with you. We could pump the barrel half way down right out of the truck.