OT - [AT] Gasoline $ another view

[Ralph Goff]

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From: "Henry Miller" <hank at millerfarm.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: OT - [AT] Gasoline $ another view


> Home heating oil is a lot cheaper than diesel because there are no road 
> taxes
> on it.   Very illegal to run on road, though if you only drive offroad it 
> is
> legal.  (There must be someone on this list who buys off-road diesel for 
> his
> tractor)  They now put a red die in it, so that you can tell.  (If you 
> know
> what to look for)

All the diesel I buy is "off road diesel fuel". It is exempt from a portion 
of the tax that road diesel carries. The dye is something that has been on 
and off over the years used to identify farm fuel from road fuel, be it gas 
or diesel. Quite frankly I don't know if my diesel is dyed now or not. I 
would tend to say no but being slightly colour blind I may be wrong.
In the old days farm gas was known as 'purple gas" due to the colour of the 
dye used to identify it. Only meant for farm equipment use originally but 
later on pickup trucks were allowed which contributed greatly to the 
population of farm pickups here on the prairies.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/