What can and cannot run on red diesel from March 1. 2021

[startinghandle]

I read somewhere probably here that excavators will run on derv from next year to be legal but is it true that all contracting will have to use derv including silaging equipment?

 

[Kevtherev]

Agriculture and forestry/horticulture will still be permitted to use red diesel.

 

[flywheel]

Scree

 

[daveydiesel1]

Theyl be a big difference in the governments income after this but theyl just blow it on nonsence as usual

 

[Courier]

"Can" or "Should legally" ?

 

[ACEngineering]

Not really going to work for machines switching between jobs in agri and construction though is it

 

[Courier]

Not really going to work for machines switching between jobs in agri and construction though is it

Might be some mileage in twin tank systems - do commonrails have a leak off back to the fuel tank or would that still be a contamination problem.
Seem to remember Ready - mix Concrete had two tanks. ( Mostly had two engines as well )

 

[7610 super q]

Can't run the Jag on red diesel....

 

[mountfarm]

Agriculture and forestry/horticulture will still be permitted to use red diesel.

For how long? 12 months before we are one white as well.

 

[Courier]

For how long? 12 months before we are one white as well.

Well at that stage they will just stop making it available ...

 

[ACEngineering]

Might be some mileage in twin tank systems - do commonrails have a leak off back to the fuel tank or would that still be a contamination problem.
Seem to remember Ready - mix Concrete had two tanks. ( Mostly had two engines as well )

yes they do have a return to tank as well.

 

[hoff135]

For how long? 12 months before we are one white as well.

Are we all going white? Somewhere I read that we will be on white and will reclaim the difference back? That will be the pick up getting filled as well

However all this is going to lead to is a torrent of fuel thefts but the government don't give a dam

 

[Courier]

yes they do have a return to tank as well.

Bugger..

 

[TripleSix]

Might be some mileage in twin tank systems - do commonrails have a leak off back to the fuel tank or would that still be a contamination problem.
Seem to remember Ready - mix Concrete had two tanks. ( Mostly had two engines as well )

Common rail returns more to tank than a rotary pump.

Twin tanks for red and white are illegal anyway, it's written in law.

 

[Netherfield]

On the trucks, what do they run the fridge units on these days, I bought an ex-Harris Bacon ERF it had a little tank mounted on the chassis filled with red powering a single cylinder Petter engine.

The other ERF had a night heater plumbed in to the main tank.

 

[Wellpark]

A lot of blower wagons had a seperate engine running on red on the trailer

 

[yellow belly]

One problem I see is that less red diesel will be needed so the volume will be less and the cost of the producers May rise

would be more efficient for the fuel industry cost wise to have no red and a rebate paid to those registerEd as agricultural ect
for delivery of red the fuel companies now have to check that the red is being used by bonefide businesses in the ag industry ect

 

[Drillman]

What about using red for hauling diggers and dumpers about on a low loader with a Fastrac?

 

[daveydiesel1]

What about using red for hauling diggers and dumpers about on a low loader with a Fastrac?

Presumably if its farm work itl be ok.

 

[glasshouse]

No digger will be safe on site at night
It will cost construction insurers a fortune in damaged tanks and stolen fuel, not to mention spillage