are there any down falls to running off road fuel

 

Besides the fact that alot of police departments have been doing random roadside stops and dipping tanks to see if your running #2 or not... no

 

not unless you get caught

 

Its actually better for your truck until you get hit with a 10K plus fine and could lose your truck.

 

It's the exact same fuel as onroad except it isn't taxed and is dyed red. Plus it can get you in BIG trouble if you get caught using it. I wouldn't make a habit of it, but people get away with running it. If my options were put offroad fuel in the tank or run out of fuel I'd put in the offroad, but other than that I'd just find some clear (on-road) LSD.

 

wow i didnt know it was that big of fine! not for me thanks guys

 

Its not the exact same, I believe its the low sulfur stuff now and then in 2010 it will all be ultra low sulfur, on road and off. Unless they have changed it since last time I checked.

 

Do you know where or how to find the regular Low Sulfer Diesel?

 

I believe they arnt allowed to sell it anymore for on road use. I did find some in the back woods of South Carolina though.

 

not sure in your state but in mo if you are running farm tags on your truck you can run #2, why are you wanting to run #2, if its for lubricity you need to check with your state regulations, mo requires ultra low diesel to maintain the same lubricity as low sulfer, i think ks does not, i have heard of guys adding motor oil or atf to thier fuel.

 

I use 2 cycle motor oil

 

Here the red and the clear are exactly the same. They come out of the same tank and color is added at the station. Around here they set up roadside spot check for red diesel. The first offense is $1,000. The second can be $1,000/gal or $25,000 whichever is more. It generally is less, but if you were to get obnoxious to the officer he could give you the higher fine, a couple of the local loggers got around $2,500 second time around. It seems to me like pretty expensive diesel but the guys that got caught said they still come out ahead after running untaxed fuel for over 10 years.

 

The big fueling station that we go to has 4 ULSD pumps and 2 LSD/kerosene pumps plus a big tank of propane.

Offroad is the same as the LSD. It's just dyed red.

 

Thats what Im saying. On road is ULSD and off road is LSD.

And then in 2010 it will all be ULSD, no matter on or off road.

 

Chris I believe they have already started making everything ULSD I am pretty sure thats what our off road turned into.