Red Dyed Diesel

[redmt]

We have no purchase restrictions. In fact off road red fuel is dispensed at a card lock at our fuel supplier.

 

[dodge man]

I’ve seen them checking in Illinois and know someone who got fined. He had a mix of on road vehicles and off road heavy equipment. All the on road equipment checked but the 100 gallon tank in his pickup had dyed fuel but didn’t have a sticker saying “off road use only”. The time I saw them dipping tanks was at a grain elevator about this time of the year.

 

[Chewwy]

I often wonder if the farm tractors rolling down the highway to their next field have the red stuff in their fuel tank.

Also curious about the tractors used by the state, county and municipal government doing mostly work on the highways (mowing, picking up limbs and other debris, etc.) are using offroad diesel.

Update. I answered my own question. At least in SC, farm machinery and equipment designed for offroad use are exempted in the statute regarding dyed fuel.

 

[Popgadget]

One other difference between ULS heating oil and off road diesel is that there is a lubricity additive added to the diesel. This is important in a modern common rail injected engine.
Biocide and Cold flow can be added as well. All are available to be added in the field.
Older mechanical injected engines are not as fussy.
My ORD is delivered as ULS heating oil, so putt the additives in the tank as it’s filled.

 

[rneal55555]

We use it in our snowmobile trail groomers no issues, and those are $300,000 + machines. Truth is price is about the same but we have a 500 gal tank at the groomer yard so it's a convenience thing.

I use on road fuel in mine T264 because I'm about 1/2 mile from a Mobil, just pull up to the pump fuel it, no cans, no pouring so it's also a convenience thing for me.

 

[UpNorthWi]

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-

The color difference is red for off road and Ag use, clear for on road use. The difference is color, the reason is taxes and fines. Clear must be used on the road because it is taxed. There are heavy fines if you operate a vehicle with red on the road. Do they actually check? I don't know.

 

[4570Man]

One other difference between ULS heating oil and off road diesel is that there is a lubricity additive added to the diesel. This is important in a modern common rail injected engine.
Biocide and Cold flow can be added as well. All are available to be added in the field.
Older mechanical injected engines are not as fussy.
My ORD is delivered as ULS heating oil, so putt the additives in the tank as it’s filled.

Do you think construction equipment is stuck in 1990? A big part of construction equipment is common rail engines with emissions. Do you think they’re buying fuel that damages millions of diesel of equipment.

 

[Popgadget]

No I don’t. I think that they are buying off road diesel (which has the lubricity additive).

 

[LouNY]

Around here the same truck delivers Home Heating Oil and off road diesel, same truck, same compartment, and same load.

 

[Popgadget]

Same thing here, but they advised me to add the lubricity, because the didn’t add it at the terminal because the majority of the truckload was sold as heating oil. This is what they recommended-

Biobor JF – Biobor Fuel Additives

www.biobor.com