Oil & Fuel Heating oil vs Diesel???

[LBrown59]

1*Is heating oil really the same as Diesel except for red dye and the tax?
The old part of my house has an oil fired furnace for heat. The large tank is in the crawl space with fill and vent piping emerging from the rear of the house. It would be nice to install a pump mechanism that I could use to fuel a diesel PT. This would avoid installing another tank on the property...
2*Any legal or fire code issues? Patrick

1*YES.
2*NO.

I'll stick my foot in my mouth and say it would work fine,
3*but it is illegal.
Infact #2 heating oil would probably improve engine performance. With that said,
4*lets do the right thing and pay those taxes

3*What is illlegal about it ???
4*Whats right about paying taxes you don't owe?
If you like paying taxes go ahead and send in a few extra bucks to the gov when you file your taxes.

5*Huh ?How so ?
6*Very little right with paying taxes ......

5*2 questions that need answered.
6*Especally taxes not owed.

7*Heating oil (fuel oil #2) is basically the same hydrocarbon cut as diesel but it lacks additives for lubricity (keeping injectors running) and cold flow and detergents.
8*You can get off road diesel, which also has dye and has no highway tax.
9* Yes, you have to buy another tank
Peter

7* How can this be so when it's all the same stuff?:confused2:
8*Same stuff
9*No he does not .

In my area home heating oil is usually identified as dyed diesel on the sales receipt and use in an off road vehicle, such as a tractor, is legal.
You also need to pay attention to sulfer content-
10*-in my area home heating oils are "low" sulfer, ~500 ppm, but are not ultra low sulfer, ~15 ppm, that is typically specified for new diesel engines.

10*Are you sure .

 

[20 20]

Huh ?

How so ?

I was writting this more for those that may decide "heck I use it in my tractor why not my truck???" It can be a nice big pretty fine if caught {atleast around here} using off road fuel in a on road vehicle.

Very little right with paying taxes ......

Not sure what the is for I did this to show I was being sarcastic. The laws on diesel fuel are a pain in the ____ mostly just so ____ can add extra taxes.

 

[rswyan]

I was writting this more for those that may decide "heck I use it in my tractor why not my truck???"

Ah, got it.

It can be a nice big pretty fine if caught {atleast around here} using off road fuel in a on road vehicle.

Yup - jus' ain't worth it ......

Not sure what the is for I did this to show I was being sarcastic.

I completely missed that :mur:

The laws on diesel fuel are a pain in the ____ mostly just so ____ can add extra taxes.

Agreed :thumbsup:

 

[20 20]

Yup - jus' ain't worth it ......

I did find this, thought you might find it interesting{this is for NY not sure about other areas}, they're writting about low sulfur fuel laws.

Then the Environmental Protection Agency allowed it to proceed and in 2004 supplemented it with a similar rule requiring tight controls on engines in off-road equipment like cranes, tractors and construction equipment.

Not sure exactly what types of off road vehicles have to follow this rule, but I'm sure it will be all before much longer. I'll see if I can dig up more, from what I've been reading though, some off road vehicles can get a fine for running wrong fuel????

 

[jonyyuma]

Emisson laws vary a great deal from state to state. We have very few here, but I still would not run very high sulfur fuel, nor any gasoline-mix in my tractor. Emergency gen-sets do have an exemption to some of the regs, depending on date of mfr.Jy.