Off road diesel
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Off road diesel
What is the difference between off road and on road other than no taxes and red dye for the inspectors. I think I put off road in on a fill up today. Ticket said #1 diesel.. Truck runs fine. At a different station. Never done this before...
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It used to be all the same
Not sure about the ultra low sulfure stuff I'm sure it will be fine
Back in the early 80's my family owned a texaco bulk plant
All the diesel fuel would come in and be put it in the same 10,000 gallon tank when we would put it in the delivery truck to go do our heating oil run we would add the red dye at that point. One cup per 1,000 gallons I was like 12yrs old then if we got that dye on you it was there for ever!!!
Not sure about the ultra low sulfure stuff I'm sure it will be fine
Back in the early 80's my family owned a texaco bulk plant
All the diesel fuel would come in and be put it in the same 10,000 gallon tank when we would put it in the delivery truck to go do our heating oil run we would add the red dye at that point. One cup per 1,000 gallons I was like 12yrs old then if we got that dye on you it was there for ever!!!
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It may have high levels of sulfur and other things. Do not put that in your truck. I had a 6.0 and had to put that during two seperate hurricanes. The first time it went into the shop the mechanic asked me if I had been running off road diesel. The second time same thing it screwed something up. Some machinery can run on both types of fuel. It use to be the same fuel just one taxed and other not taxed. Not anymore. But you can get road diesel and have it non taxed through paperwork and they add dye.
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It may have high levels of sulfur and other things. Do not put that in your truck. I had a 6.0 and had to put that during two seperate hurricanes. The first time it went into the shop the mechanic asked me if I had been running off road diesel. The second time same thing it screwed something up. Some machinery can run on both types of fuel. It use to be the same fuel just one taxed and other not taxed. Not anymore. But you can get road diesel and have it non taxed through paperwork and they add dye.
We had to remove the oil tanks as well we would transfer the oil from the basement tank to our custom transfer tank trailer sometimes the hose would miss the trailer and somehow end up in the filler neck of my 2004 6.0L (I mean like every chance I got of free fuel lol) and never had a problem.
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Could be the farmer's tank was dirty seen that before or even a little bit of water from condensation
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Here in Oregon, offroad diesel dyed red is just the same ultra low sulfur #2 that we put in the powerstroke. We don't have #1 diesel where I live(to mild), but I have spent time in Montana and they have both 1 and 2 diesel there. #1 is best for very cold weather and doesn't gel as easy.
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The only difference is the fine you’ll get get when the DOT nails you,in Wisconsin it’s $1200 no questions asked, make sure they see your plate # in your post when you say u use it all the time on here Lol, hello
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Sulfur levels, anti-gel, anti-soap, anti-algae additives. And I get it in bulk right off the truck straight from the distributor. The delivery truck has good filters. Usually the red fuel lasts for a very long time without problems and is drier since it hasn't sat in a POS in ground leaky Pilot Flying J tank. Checking to see if has a different cetane # would be interesting. I don't treat it anymore. The trucks bring it to my customer exactly how they need it. I just stay out of the way. Water and algae issues are rare.
Prime power gens have the same emissions as street trucks, almost. Emergency gens have no emissions as long as they stay under 250 hours per year or something. So it's most likely safe for our trucks, but not worth it.
Don't use it in your truck ever. It takes forever to get the dye out of the tank. Your diesel mechanic would love to use it as an excuse for every single problem he can't figure out.
Prime power gens have the same emissions as street trucks, almost. Emergency gens have no emissions as long as they stay under 250 hours per year or something. So it's most likely safe for our trucks, but not worth it.
Don't use it in your truck ever. It takes forever to get the dye out of the tank. Your diesel mechanic would love to use it as an excuse for every single problem he can't figure out.