back on topic...
I get a fill up of my 250gal farm diesel tank once a year. Use it in three tractors and two mowers. All for property maintenance, I'm retired.
Since I could not/did not want to provide a "real farmer" certification, I had to, and actually wanted to in this case, pay the State tax,
which therefore reinforced my non commercial usage. For sure I keep that diesel delivery slip proving the tax was paid.
My real question is what am I buying? ULSD fine. But that's like saying gasoline. What does that tell you? Not much to me.
What cetane? When manufactured? What additive package? Any testing or verification done?
I buy from just about the only supplier around and they are the primary supplier to local farms. Pretty sure I'm safe but
what annoys me is that as a consumer, I'm running blind on what I'm buying. Just one of a hopefully continuing happy herd...
And why I put diesel additives in my tanks regularly, with added cetane and lubricity. I assume the worst and go from there when I have
no proof to the contrary.
When I had a diesel dually this was a real issue to me, wondering if I was going to get stopped and checked out.
I think my white truck was too clean and didn't look like a farm truck...
; bought for hauling a fifth wheel rv.
Now with a gas truck it's a non issue. But the only trucks I see pulled over by inspectors are large, log trucks and dump trucks.
I drive around the long country block to get to my property's opposite side to mow roadsides, and do a little maintenance.
Already got written approval from my homeowner's insurance company saying I was covered, and frankly I would just love to chat
with Officer Bob about my tractor use. As he can clearly see I mow the roadsides to make the whole community look nicer.
I'd like to see him give me a citation for that...not going to happen out here in farm country. Closer in to the city, that's where the action is I bet.
The area near the city but still farmed, all those officious types out to collect revenue and justify their existence.