Haven't been there yet - we are waiting for Spring. It snowed in northern MI yesterday, and it snowed here this morning. I just got those Michigan fuel prices from my wife's parents that live just below the Mac bridge in Alpena. The gas station on the corner from where they live sells gas, diesel, and off-road diesel right at the pump. I've never seen off-road at a pump in New York.
The difference in fuel prices has been an issue on my mind - because I'm trying to buy a tractor dozer, and backhoe in Michigan and leave them up there. That, so I have them to use whenver I'm there. I plan on buiding a house myself - slowly - as time allows and have a lot of dirt digging and moving to do. Normally, I'd never consider buying a gas tractor but . . . If this price disparity keeps up - you can run a gas tractor - or pickup truck - as cheap as a diesel. I'm still trying to figure if this is going to be permanent, or not. When ULSD was first planned for - the EPA estimated it would add 10 cents to each gallon and lower the BTU engergy content by 1%. Obviously there's something wrong. Diesel is at times $1 higher and BTU content is sometimes 4% lower. I noticed diesel climb above gas after Katrina in Louisiana. That was allegedly due to all the diesel fuel sent there for repair work, running huge water pumps, etc. It caused a "temporary" shortage. So here we are - what the heck has happened? My best mileage diesel truck - a Dodge Cummins ex-cab, 4WD with a camper on the back can get around 18 MPG. Seems if I had a gas truck that got 15 MPG, it would be just as cheap to drive and fuel would be easier to find. So ??? Of course, then my next question is - is there a gas truck that can get better than 15 MPG with a camper on the back? I've heard such stories - but many people stretch the truth a bit when it comes to fuel mileage.
Anyway - back to your point. We are going to try Tony's our next time through. Thanks again for the recommendation.
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