Diesel JD
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The only form I found for highway taxes was Form 4122 regarding biodiesel if my memory serves me correctly. Estimated road taxes? Wouldn't surprise me.
In this state, it's hard enough for them to get people to buy tags and insurance. Any guilt I might feel from using homemade bio disappears quickly when I hit the thousands of potholes I drive over every day. I know, it's probably the missing tax revenue from MY fuel that would give them enough $ to fix the road, but more likely it would end up paying for some bureaucrat's new car or something. It sure ain't going to the roads.
this is what I know about the fuel checkpoints....
they do not need request to dip your tanks if you do not have locking caps.
you can deny them access if you have locking caps but your plates are recorded and they will be by later with a search warrant.
you can hide the red dye component by using WMO but you cannot mask the two trace chemicals they test for. I used to do the marvel mystery oil in a gallon can as an excuse for why there is a red tint, but was educated about the other chemicals. red dyed fuel leaves a reside that stays around for a very long time.
in short, if you're willing to pay the fines, do it. if not, seriously consider burning cut fuels to lessen the tax burden.
lets say i have a 100% off road, non registered, non insured IDI off road rig and i ran NOTHING BUT "off road" non taxed fuel in it, would the i/p and injectors last longer??
-Jon
lets say i have a 100% off road, non registered, non insured IDI off road rig and i ran NOTHING BUT "off road" non taxed fuel in it, would the i/p and injectors last longer??
-Jon
No. OFF ROAD fuel is the EXACT same thing as on road fuel, just dyed. If you want to get away with running dyed off road fuel there is a VERY simple solution.
1 get a in bed transfer tank.
2 plumb it into your trucks fuel system( make it unnoticable)
3 disconect your original fuel tanks from the fuel system
4 fill the in bed transfer tank with off road fuel
5 fill your original tanks with on road fuel
Now if you ever get DOT checked and they check your fuel tanks, you have on road TAXED fuel in your tanks. So they can do absolutly nothing to you
Although I like your idea I doubt it would appease a judge in the event you were to actaully have to contest it.
you can hide the red dye component by using WMO but you cannot mask the two trace chemicals they test for. I used to do the marvel mystery oil in a gallon can as an excuse for why there is a red tint, but was educated about the other chemicals. red dyed fuel leaves a reside that stays around for a very long time.
You do not want to mess with those boys . We have a livestock auction here in town and they setup on one of the roads leading in or out of town on a regular basis to catch all the farm trucks hauling stock trailers in or out running on dyed fuel .
Seems like a lot of work to save what $0.43gl ??
When I worked for my dad he only used off-road fuel in all his trucks and one day at the port of entry scale in Bellingham WA they dipped the tank, my brother was issued a criminal citation. 2 days later Federal Marshalls and 2 IRS agents showed up at our office with guns drawn and a search warrant. They were looking for fuel receipts and records dating back 5 years after the Feds are down with you the state gets there hand in the pocket also for their share of your tax evasion. Not counting the attorney fees it cost my old man about $225,000 which was way less than it could have been
This most likely would not happen to someone in a private vehicle but anything is possible, right??
No. OFF ROAD fuel is the EXACT same thing as on road fuel, just dyed. If you want to get away with running dyed off road fuel there is a VERY simple solution.
1 get a in bed transfer tank.
2 plumb it into your trucks fuel system( make it unnoticable)
3 disconect your original fuel tanks from the fuel system
4 fill the in bed transfer tank with off road fuel
5 fill your original tanks with on road fuel
Now if you ever get DOT checked and they check your fuel tanks, you have on road TAXED fuel in your tanks. So they can do absolutly nothing to you
Oh they care alright. Can they do anything about it? They probably wish they could. And in reality you are using public roads without paying the tax that they use for upkeep.
its totally legal,to burn any and all used oil you create in the operation of your vehicles------------------------------------- nuff said--