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I get tax-free exemption for property maintenance equipment. Thats like 30-35c/gal off. Then its 87 octane NON-Ethanol with the added stabilizers that I didnt know about until yesterday. Which is more expensive and better gas. After all said and done its about 5c-10c/gal cheaper than 87 octane 10% ethanol pump gas.
I could get pump gas quality delivered for that tax-free discount but I want non-ethanol.
Plus I like having bulk gas and propane on my property for emergencies. I like knowing that if needed I can run my generator for any reasonable amount of time to keep my house warm and fridge/freezer cold.
I also have two large propane tanks for home heat that I fill once a year in the summer when its cheapest. I save money and know that I wont run out if there's another propane shortage like 2012... I was paying upwards of $5/gal for propane that winter which the summer before was selling for $0.69/gal. That winter made me buy the large tanks.
After all said and done its about 5c-10c/gal cheaper than 87 octane 10% ethanol pump gas.
So $16.25-32.50 worth of savings on 325gal, according to my math.
I'm all for non-ethanol in my tanks...just be careful with that tax exemption and where you run it!
When I had my custom cutting hay business, my Hesston 6400 swather ran on gasoline (265 slant 6 powered). I carried two plastic 55gal drums with hand pumps on them in the back of my pickup. 25gal of gas was good for 20-30acres of thick alfalfa if I remember correctly. The drums were marked (off highway non-taxable).
So $16.25-32.50 worth of savings on 325gal, according to my math.
I'm all for non-ethanol in my tanks...just be careful with that tax exemption and where you run it!
When I had my custom cutting hay business, my Hesston 6400 swather ran on gasoline (265 slant 6 powered). I carried two plastic 55gal drums with hand pumps on them in the back of my pickup. 25gal of gas was good for 20-30acres of thick alfalfa if I remember correctly. The drums were marked (off highway non-taxable).
I've considered the same thing, storing large quantities of gas in site in case the **** hits the fan. Plow trucks, generators, and chainsaws all need gasoline to be useful. Plus whatever truck you're driving into the woods to shoot food if the pumps stop. I wonder if that sort of service is available near my property. 300 gallons is a lot to have to transport at any one time, plus the supplier knowing a thing or 2 about their product is pretty awesome.
Is that stuff dyed like diesel?