Posted by Banditfarmer on December 09, 2014 at 07:09:51 from (75.186.9.25):
There has been an ongoing problem in SW Ohio with getting farm fuels. I am not going to name names to keep my butt out of the sling. There is one company that has been buying up smaller fuel companies and closing them, If they cant buy them out they open a place close by and loose money selling fuel close them up. This has been going on for some time now over a large area.
The way it is now I have only 2 places to get farm diesel fuel from and they both have to deliver fuel to you, You cant go get it in a tank anymore. The problem is they charge $150 for delivery no matter how much you get, 5 gallon or 5000 gallon its still $150 delivery charge. A hundred gallon tank on a truck is no big deal but put 2 100 gallon tanks on a truck you will get pulled over and get a nice big ticket and you know why. The sad part of this is there was a place 2 miles from the farm I use to go get fuel at, Now they have to bring it to you and get $150 for bring fuel it to you and its the only way you will get it.
At this time my only option is to use road diesel in all the tractors and at the end of the year file to get the tax money back from the diesel being used on the farm. Its a pain to do but I don't have any other choice but to do it. Being a small farmer I have to make ever dollar count more so then the big guys do because I don't get any brakes on price being small. It seams its getting harder and harder to be a small farmer in my area and keep going.
How is getting fuel to the farm in your area? Can you go get it as you need it? Or are you like me and having to use road diesel because there is no other choice. Bandit
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