Farmers Fuel Club - UFA fleet discounts

[Chester]

I'm in!

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kk I just ordered a bunch more cards in and takes about a week to get in

[mr2mike]

UFA Cardlock locations around Calgary.

[Tik-Tok]

I'm in. Let me know when to order some UFA delivered takeout.

[SJW]

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Clear gas is premium gas
Google tells me clear gas is basically gas without additives

If our vehicles blowup, we have @shakalaka on retainer lol

Well let's get SJW a card then. I'll come down next week for some salt n pepper squid n pick up.

[Darkane]

Awesome guys! Good community sprit here.

UFA in gasoline alley beside McDonald’s on the east side heading north on QEII would be ideal for travellers.

[schurchill39]

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Clear gas is premium gas
Google tells me clear gas is basically gas without additives

If our vehicles blowup, we have @shakalaka on retainer lol

Clear gas is just normal gasoline. It has nothing to do with additives, it just means that its meant for on highway vehicles. When you fill up your car or truck at any gas station you're always using clear gas/diesel. They use that term to differentiate it from dyed fuel (purple gas) which is reserved for non-highway engines like deck engines, generators, and farm equipment. It has a dye in it that will dye your fuel filters so DOT can see if you've used it in a highway vehicle. The reason they dye it is because its subject to different taxes and thus is cheaper. You could run dyed fuel in your truck and you'd likely never see any difference in performance.

So clear vs dyed is just a way to differentiate fuel for what goes in your vehicle versus what goes in tractor. I'm not sure what one has to do to get the dyed fuel exemption, if you have to do anything at all, but I do know you never want to get caught running dyed fuel in your on-highway vehicle.

[cyra1ax]

Are you guys sure it's 91? I can't find the SDS for it on their site, only for dyed regular and Shell Bronze.

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Clear gas is just normal gasoline. It has nothing to do with additives, it just means that its meant for on highway vehicles. When you fill up your car or truck at any gas station you're always using clear gas/diesel. They use that term to differentiate it from dyed fuel (purple gas) which is reserved for non-highway engines like deck engines, generators, and farm equipment. It has a dye in it that will dye your fuel filters so DOT can see if you've used it in a highway vehicle. The reason they dye it is because its subject to different taxes and thus is cheaper. You could run dyed fuel in your truck and you'd likely never see any difference in performance.

So clear vs dyed is just a way to differentiate fuel for what goes in your vehicle versus what goes in tractor. I'm not sure what one has to do to get the dyed fuel exemption, if you have to do anything at all, but I do know you never want to get caught running dyed fuel in your on-highway vehicle.

I understand that part. The card won't activate for the dyed gas or dyed diesel anyway. The dyed gas/diesel prices apparently is super fkn cheap (not sure how much cheaper tho) and not subjected to road taxes and must be for off road vehicles only. It is serious fkn biz if you get caught apparently.

[killramos]

Is clear the same as pure?

It can be ethanol free and still 87 octane.

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Are you guys sure it's 91? I can't find the SDS for it on their site, only for dyed regular and Shell Bronze.

It is 87 regular.

[schurchill39]

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I understand that part. The card won't activate for the dyed gas or dyed diesel anyway. The dyed gas/diesel prices apparently is super fkn cheap (not sure how much cheaper tho) and not subjected to road taxes and must be for off road vehicles only. It is serious fkn biz if you get caught apparently.

As for the clear gas, I am still going with the google explanation lol

Clear is not the same as pure. Clear (in the sense of fuel you'd find at a cardlock) literally means normal fuel without dye. Its the exact same stuff you would get at any gas station that doesn't have its own supply like Fasgas, they just buy it from who ever their specific deal is with that month. There is nothing special about what UFA has for gas, it just doesn't have dye in it.

EDIT: I'd be surprised if it was 91 octane based on my years of cardlock experience. Why would Farmer Joe or Oil Field Larry need to run anything higher than 87 on a consistent basis? But I've been wrong before and either way you slice it this is cost savings versus the price of normal fuel.

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Clear is not the same as pure. Clear (in the sense of fuel you'd find at a cardlock) literally means normal fuel without dye. Its the exact same stuff you would get at any gas station that doesn't have its own supply like Fasgas, they just buy it from who ever their specific deal is with that quarter. There is nothing special about what UFA has for gas, it just doesn't have dye in it.

EDIT: I'd be surprised if it was 91 octane based on my years of cardlock experience. Why would Farmer Joe or Oil Field Larry need to run anything higher than 87 on a consistent basis? But I've been wrong before and either way you slice it this is cost savings versus the price of normal fuel.

Fair enough thx for sharing!

[Brent.ff]

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I do know you never want to get caught running dyed fuel in your on-highway vehicle.

Always wondered this.. has that ever happened? A cop is gonna suck out some gas when he's really mad at you?

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Always wondered this.. has that ever happened? A cop is gonna suck out some gas when he's really mad at you?

Had a buddy who grew up in Acme and it was definitely a thing.

[schurchill39]

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Always wondered this.. has that ever happened? A cop is gonna suck out some gas when he's really mad at you?

I've been pulled over by DOT twice for random inspections. They took a fuel samples and if they weren't 100% sure they would check the fuel filters. We never got into what the consequences were but DOT made it pretty clear that that was something you never wanted to get caught doing. I know in one of my earlier jobs I drove truck and if someone accidentally filled the truck up with dyed fuel instead of clear fuel we had the mechanic come to transfer the whole fuel tank to a deck engine then we would change the filters and refill with clear. That tells me its a pretty serious offence.

[Brent.ff]

Is DOT pulling over joe guy in a f150 though?

[schurchill39]

DOT can pull over anyone if they feel they are committing a violation, and cops could request a roadside inspection if they want. My guess is city guys would be less likely than country folk unless you're transporting something in your truck they think is unsafe. It just doesn't seem like it would be worth the $1000 fine

[mr2mike]

DOT gas checks are not going to happen around Calgary.
It's very common to get checked around gas fields like in Fox Creek or other out of the way OSR (oil service roads) or FSR (forest service roads).

I would assume it's 91 as it would take longer to degrade to a lower octane?
Would I chance it with a fill up on an aftermarket turbo and tune in Biseker? Probably not.
But you would also know instantly if it wasn't... Chugging and sluggish behaviour with timing being pulled.
Jam on it hard and something could go pop. Probably your knock sensor first.

[Disoblige]

Yep, I heard of a ton of checks in more rural areas. It's serious.

Edit: nvm, I guess the SW location is their UFA Calgary Support Office. So just 1 location as MB mentioned.

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100+locations tho bro lol but you don't work out of town no more?

Ya but no more personal vehicle required to commute out of town anymore so don't care about $.