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Red diesel/off road use?
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H3LZSN1P3R
You're doing it wrong
These days its the same stuff but with dye.
H3LZSN1P3R
You're doing it wrong
You ever had your tank randomly dipped?
Never, and I seriously doubt I ever would. I don't pull commercial and my truck is a daily driver. I don't see a need to use it based on reply's so far.
Lerker
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I put a whole tankload in accidentally.... unfamiliar station with small Offroad Diesel signs which I saw as the pump was clicking off.
As others have said, the fuel is the same except that it's dyed red and the taxes are different. Ran the whole tank with no issues, which was probably 2000 miles ago. No issues to report.
As others have said, the fuel is the same except that it's dyed red and the taxes are different. Ran the whole tank with no issues, which was probably 2000 miles ago. No issues to report.
RichM752
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Not personally, but a buddy had his welding rig he was towing checked once. He laughed at the trooper as he explained the rig was gasoline powered.
fines used to be all over the place - from a flat fee, to $1 per gallon tank you have on your property, to not being authorized to purchase off road fuel for a set period of time. Most of those are random "fines" I've heard over the years. Used to work on a local farm 20+ yrs ago that ran off road fuel in all the farm trucks, most of which stayed on the farm. We carried a load of calves to the sale barn a couple hours away and "they" (whatever authority "they" were) were set up at the entrance of the sale barn, but on the road. He stuck the straw in the tank, it came back red, and ticket was written. Nobody ever told me what the fine was...
We were always told that the red dye would deteriorate the gaskets if you ran it enough...
We were always told that the red dye would deteriorate the gaskets if you ran it enough...
H3LZSN1P3R
You're doing it wrong
Nope thats a myth
On-road ULSD and off-road ULSD should be the same in most cases. 15ppm sulfur max. However, you do have to be careful. It’s not uncommon in certain parts of the country for places to interchange home heating oil for off-road diesel. They may advertise it as “off-road” but it might not be ULSD. Unless you can confirm it is indeed 15ppm fuel, I wouldn’t put it in our trucks. 500ppm+ sulfur home heating fuel in a modern diesel is a no-go. Older diesels love it, but it isn’t compatible on newer diesels. It doesn’t play well with the engine oil or the emissions equipment. Ultimately I don’t think it’s worth the risk (both for the integrity of the engine and the potential for fines)