Hwy Diesel

In Phoenix, Az you will see exhaust gas aynalizers on-ramps to the Interstate. They test your exhaust as you drive by and if out of spec, takes a picture of your rear liscense plate and sends you a ticket thru the mail with demands that you report to a State testing facility.

They also issue speeding and red lite tickets via cammera in several areas. Here they take a picture of front and rear and drivers face has to match DL, if not they won't issue the ticket.

It's not as easy to fool as you think as they've matched people with fake mustachs with sun glasses.

DUI next???

T_Bone

#2 is good for summer temps & oil furnaces; it is cheaper & will start to form gel crystals below 20 degrees that plug up filters & fuel lines.

#1 is a thinner, less BTU, more expensive fuel. It flows at very cold temperatures. You can order this & blend it with your summer #2 fuel for the temps you plan to encounter, or burn it straight.

There are blends sold, to accomidate different temperatures. Commonally called 'winter blend'.

There are premium fuels that are made of #2 & #1 that have lubricating additives & cleaners to possibly work better in your internal combustion diesel engines. These cost more.

Typically, 'road fuel' has a hyway tax applied to it from both the fed & state governments.

'Offroad fuel' is dyed a deep reddish color and does not have this tax applied to it. Can be 20 to 40 cents a gallon difference.

Either type of fuel can be burned in engines or oil furnaces, and can be made of any combination of #2, #1, and/or additives. Many people associate some terms with each other here, but that is never univerally true. Every region has it's own common blends of fuels - all made of #2 with perhaps some #1 added. It is possible to order some very thick unrefined types of diesel fuel up to grade #6, but that is not typically available or good for the engines & furnaces you & I come across.

If you run dyed off-road fuel in a highway vehicle, be prepared to pay some heafty fines. They get serious about that.

--->Paul

Years ago there was only high sulfur diesel. To reduce emissions they started making low sulfur diesel but only required its use in road trucks. So now high sulfur can only be used off road so it is always dyed red. Since this requires another tank to store fuel for the supplier and manufacture some only stock low sulfur because it can be used on or off road. In fact I know of many farmers that order dyed low sulfur diesel because they do not like to use high sulfur. In the future there may only be low sulfur as the trend is headed that way.

So now your question may have many answers.
It would be bad to use clear road diesel in your tractor because of the road tax you will have to pay. But if you did not want to use high sulfur off road diesel you may be able to find dyed low sulfur. Dyed low sulfur is road diesel that has been dyed to show no tax has been paid on it. In fact you may already be buying it and not know it. The bill may say high sulfur but that does not mean anything because of the way the law reads on the subject. You would need to talk to the owner where you buy fuel. He may not even know if it is a small place but he can give you the number to his jobber and this guy can tell you where you can get dyed low sulfur or if you are already buying it.

You would be paying "road fuel tax" of 40 or 50 cents per gallon, while burning the fuel "off-road".