Running off road diesel?
#16
10-27-2016, 07:03 PM
Sorry I don't believe your story for a minute. They don't make you remove the fuel, all they do is fine you. Also the EPA guys don't watch with binoculars from a distance either 
This is coming from somebody that running "off-road" diesel who got caught. It's as simple as a fine based on how much you have in your tank. Just so that everybody is clear, there isn't any difference anymore between "offroad" and "onroad" diesel anymore except the color. The EPA mandated years back that everything was ULSD, and the only thing that isn't that is heating oil. So no running "off-road" diesel in your truck isn't going to hurt it or do anything different that the onroad will. Before the USA made the switch there was a higher sulfur content which made for better lubrication for diesel engines.
This is coming from somebody that running "off-road" diesel who got caught. It's as simple as a fine based on how much you have in your tank. Just so that everybody is clear, there isn't any difference anymore between "offroad" and "onroad" diesel anymore except the color. The EPA mandated years back that everything was ULSD, and the only thing that isn't that is heating oil. So no running "off-road" diesel in your truck isn't going to hurt it or do anything different that the onroad will. Before the USA made the switch there was a higher sulfur content which made for better lubrication for diesel engines.
#17
10-27-2016, 07:09 PM
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I contemplated throwing some in my tank in the bed that drains into the main tank when I got fuel tonight. I chickened out and spent the extra 30 cents a gallon. The truck doesn't see much use off the farm is why I thought about it. Question though, if I filled up once and used the tank of fuel up on the farm, when I filled up again with on road diesel there would be no trace, correct?
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11-02-2016, 07:46 PM
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#20
11-02-2016, 11:05 PM
I can say that this never happened. Just by you saying that the EPA did it tells the story. Next thing your gonna say is the EPA has a whole army of teams just watching off-road diesel pumps waiting for somebody to pump them in a truck then drive away. The EPA doesn't care about the fuel because it's not ANY different then on-road except the dye! Stop spreading garbage lies on this forum. As previously stated, the only people that care are the IRS and how do they enforce it? Police officers. They could care less about dumping the fuel, towing the truck etc. Not too much different then running on-road diesel except you paid $1 less.....Now if you can get some heating oil, that's where it's at.
#21
11-03-2016, 08:22 AM
To keep it within the FTE guidelines...
I'll bet hauling cigarettes in your 6L SuperDuty/Excursion (
) from say (NC) to GA/FL/NY (etc) and selling them would be way simpler and generate a lot more revenue - but you'd likely get caught REALLY fast.
I'll bet hauling cigarettes in your 6L SuperDuty/Excursion (
) from say (NC) to GA/FL/NY (etc) and selling them would be way simpler and generate a lot more revenue - but you'd likely get caught REALLY fast.
#22
11-03-2016, 10:18 AM
#23
11-05-2016, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by modeltee
I had a friend that use to run it all the time in his truck. Lived in Leesburg, Ga. Small town, mostly agricultural. Filled his truck and got about a mile down the road and was pulled over by an unmarked vehicle. The first question he was asked was if he was a farmer, which he wasn't. The next question was have you ever ran off-road fuel in your vehicle to which he replied not that I know of. A sample was pulled from his tank and it was off-road fuel. A tow truck took the truck to the dealer and all the fuel was removed even down to taking off the injector rails. By the time he finished paying the fuel removal charge and the fines he had paid a little over six thousand dollars. The EPA guys that pulled him over were watching the station from a distance with a pair of binoculars. I wouldn't risk it.
#24
11-06-2016, 03:29 AM
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#25
11-06-2016, 04:40 AM
Fleet Mechanic
Do it! if you're in an area that is not going to dip you you'll save a ton of money however, if they dip you once and find color you'll lose eveything you've saved and then some. The bright side is your engine will love the extra lubrication in the dyed fuel.
#26
11-06-2016, 06:14 AM
Lead Driver
I think what you are referring to is Home Heating oil. Many believe it is not as refined to remove the sulfur so it's not full of the stripping chemicals that take away the lubricity.
#27
11-06-2016, 06:35 AM
I think Allan was being sarcastic. 
I can see someone not familiar with diesel and farming, swinging into a station that offers off road fuel and splashing some in there. There is a sign about it being for off-road use and fines and bla bla, but hey, speeding is illegal too right? Plus look how much cheaper it is!
I don't mind someone asking if they don't know and I even enjoy a bs story once in while.
I can see someone not familiar with diesel and farming, swinging into a station that offers off road fuel and splashing some in there. There is a sign about it being for off-road use and fines and bla bla, but hey, speeding is illegal too right? Plus look how much cheaper it is!
I don't mind someone asking if they don't know and I even enjoy a bs story once in while
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#28
11-07-2016, 12:24 PM
#30
11-07-2016, 12:47 PM
Twice I have bought off road diesel ( filled up a few 5 gallon cans for my tractor and mower to see if they would run any different, they didn't) at two different stations. They were not pay at pump. When I got inside they asked for my tax ID #. Told them I didn't have one and they added tax back to it. Ended up costing me a little more. Don't know about elsewhere but that's how it is down here.