Red Dyed Diesel

[LPowell1]

Just be sure to never put any of the red dyed diesel into an on-road truck or vehicle. No harm to the vehicle or engine, but if DOT or DMV decides to stop you and check the fuel, the red color tells them you are using untaxed fuel in a highway vehicle.
Even a gallon of red fuel will continue to color several tank refills.

 

[chim]

Grew up putting coal oil on boo boos. Kept cuts from getting sore and infected. Most likely was kerosene but everyone called it coal oil.

When I was in grade school a bud got a puppy that was being scheduled to have its tail docked at the vet's. His Grandad thought it was an unnecessary expense because when he was a kid they just chopped the tail off and tied a coal oil rag on the stub.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Illinois get your for $.17 for sales tax. $.558 for motor fuel tax and then the federal rate of $.244

So 97.2 cent/gallon

Indiana is $0.834 total for Diesel..

Gas is going to be $0.724 starting Oct 1st.

 

[BlueKnife]

Hello,
I would like to know if Red dyed diesel will cause any engine or fuel line troubles. I purchased the 2023 Branson 2515H new and have been using clear On road(taxable) diesel from the start. I have recently been approved for a Red dyed diesel permit here in Texas. Off road use only. I have been running the clear On road diesel since the purchase in 2023. I was told by the supplier that it wouldn't harm anything but just wanted to post and see anyone's opinion on this. Thank you. Jim
Over 500 hours and running great-

I'm confused about the permit you reference. I've never heard of that being a thing and I didn't find anything online about Texas having an off road diesel permit. Anybody from Texas know what he means?

 

[Oaktree]

Had to stop using blue because Sunoco already was adding blue to their 240 & 260 blends of gasoline. Thus to keep you from putting aircraft strength gas into a diesel tank.

I remember Sunoco gas being blue back in the 60s/early 70s, but any that I've gotten in the last 50 years or so is just like everyone else's gasoline.

 

[dodge man]

There are several taxes involved in fuel. One is MFT, motor fuel tax. It’s one of the few taxes that mostly gets used for its intended purpose, fixing roads. If you but red diesel no MFT tax. There is also sales tax. The same tax as if you buy something at Walmart. This tax rate varies by state and some local governments have a higher rate. In Illinois farmers don’t have to pay sales tax on farm items. I’m not sure what it takes to get this exemption but you might need some kind of paper work or “permit”.

 

[Bearcat81]

Hello,
I would like to know if Red dyed diesel will cause any engine or fuel line troubles. I purchased the 2023 Branson 2515H new and have been using clear On road(taxable) diesel from the start. I have recently been approved for a Red dyed diesel permit here in Texas. Off road use only. I have been running the clear On road diesel since the purchase in 2023. I was told by the supplier that it wouldn't harm anything but just wanted to post and see anyone's opinion on this. Thank you. Jim
Over 500 hours and running great-

I've been using red dyed diesel fuel in my tractors ever since it was introduced with no ill affects

It is same as regular diesel-just has dye added to prevent folks like us avoiding road use taxes on fuel in on-hwy vehicles. I am STUNNED Texas (or any state?) would make you get a permit/approval to buy dyed diesel. I go to our farm co-ops and use the dyed diesel pump....gov't overreach!

 

[HAR]

Sometimes it happens when the only place that sells red works bankers hours.

My local 'fuel dealer' recently upgraded all his pumps(gas, diesel, ORD, kero) to accept 24/7 access, a super event in a rural farm community.
I have been using ORD since I got my B7300 in 2002. All I had to do at the fuel dealer was fill out a form stating what equipment I was fueling. Here in VT, road safety stops check to make sure ORD is not being used illegally.

 

[WM75Guy]

I'm confused about the permit you reference. I've never heard of that being a thing and I didn't find anything online about Texas having an off road diesel permit. Anybody from Texas know what he means?

You have to apply for a Texas Dyed Fuel End User Registration Number. You cannot purchase dyed fuel unless you give the number to the place you buy the fuel. They have to keep track and report to the state who buys dyed fuel and how much. I buy several hundreds of gallons of fuel every year for my tractors, mower, and UTV. It wasn't worth the hassle for me, plus I don't need the state in my business any more than absolutely is necessary.

 

[Eebbee]

Hello,
I would like to know if Red dyed diesel will cause any engine or fuel line troubles. I purchased the 2023 Branson 2515H new and have been using clear On road(taxable) diesel from the start. I have recently been approved for a Red dyed diesel permit here in Texas. Off road use only. I have been running the clear On road diesel since the purchase in 2023. I was told by the supplier that it wouldn't harm anything but just wanted to post and see anyone's opinion on this. Thank you. Jim
Over 500 hours and running great-

I have been running a 1999 NH on red diesel since I bought it...no issue whatsoever.
Since 2014 in the US, off-road (red-dyed) diesel has the same composition than the taxed diesel except for about 1% red colorant added to the off-road/tax exempt version.