ULSD or Heating Oil?

[symphony]

I'm about to seal the deal on a new Kubota RTV X1100C and had a question on the grade of diesel fuel needed. I understand the importance of using ULSD on vehicles with modern exhaust emissions systems (DPF, SCR). The owner's manual on my Mercedes BlueTec SUV states that damage to the particulate filter may occur if ULSD fuel is not used. As I understand the RTV does not have emissions after-treatment systems and as such can be fuelled with most any grade (LSD/D2, USLD) of diesel? I also understand that LSD/D2 diesel has a higher sulphur content which provides for better lubricity thus possibly increasing engine longevity?

I will be using the RTV at my rural property and was contemplating using home heating oil from my furnace tank instead of having to fill diesel containers with ULSD at the gas station.

The laws in my jurisdiction prevents using coloured diesel (heating oil or farm diesel) on vehicles that are driven on public roads so I should be fine if I use the RTV on my property.

If I do end up using ULSD, should I use an additive?

 

[bczoom]

I don't know if my RTV has ever been fed anything other than heating oil since new (10+ years ago). No problems so far. I added Power Service to my fuel to help. I'm thinking the fuel I'm using is probably 7+ years old.

 

[rjglenn]

All diesel nowadays is ULSD even if it is dyed off-road red. New tractors have Tier 4 emissions and it would be an expensive disaster if somebody put regular diesel in a modern tractor.

 

[thunderdome]

Have used the dyed red off road fuel in my rtvx1100c for almost a year now with no problems at all. I have run a couple of tanks of road legal fuel in it also and could not tell any difference. Always have a few hundred gallons of fresh clean off road fuel around the farm so that is what gets used in rtv most of the time. Clean fuel is the key (have replaceable filters on the pumps and change them regularly) to not having fuel related problems.