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OC in Nevada

mp06011999

mp06011999

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I posted about this before, but think it's worth repeating....

A way that has really helped me to explain to onlookers about my oc without me even saying a word:

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I wear my NRA shirts as often as possible. Most folks must be figuring it out because I get far less goofy reactions from them.

I got mine from the NRA store and from Amazon.
 
MAC702

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My neighbors know I carry, because even the ones I haven't met or talk to see it. I know they've asked about it of the neighbors I do talk to. I've nothing against any of my neighbors; I'm just a quiet guy that doesn't chat with everyone.

This morning, I was idling my truck while I fueled it in the driveway. A lady I didn't recognize, and that had some kind of official ID card on her chest, started to ask me a question. This usually doesn't bode well with me. But something about it seemed right.

Turns out, it was my neighbor from across the street pleading for help to put her minivan seat into the van. She had already dragged it out of the garage but couldn't lift it into the van. Anyway, I don't know what level of hesitation or desperation she was in because of me carrying, but if there was any, she will always remember that the nice armed man across the street helped her out. Oh yeah, the ID was because I guess she works at a school or something. My first thought was that I was going to have to run off a "census" taker.

I was on my way to the range, and was packing the big stainless .45 revolver with the red, white, and blue grips. I don't know if she saw me stuff the M14 in the truck, though!
 
Grapeshot

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mp06011999 said:
Any idea if it's okay for the truck to run off-road fuel? Used to be, but with all the emissions stuff these days...
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Used to buy "track fuel" over 100 octane so that I could bump up the timing on my street Pontiac. Racing and aviation gas both frequently still have lead.
 
mp06011999

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Grapeshot said:
Used to buy "track fuel" over 100 octane so that I could bump up the timing on my street Pontiac. Racing and aviation gas both frequently still have lead.
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Aviation fuel (AvGas) for non-turbine craft is actually called 100LL with the LL standing for Low Lead. It definitely has lead it in to prevent knocking and help with lubrication.

But I was actually asking Mac if he had personal experience with off road diesel, often called Ruby Red because of the red color added for the tax man to see if you're running off-road fuel (no road taxes) on road. It was common practice to fill up the work trucks right along with the equipment years ago with the off-road stuff. But with so many filters and emissions added to the diesels these days I didn't know if that would screw something up - if the off-road diesel had something other than the tax man dye in it.

And if anyone's wondering, jet aircraft use Jet Fuel (duh) which is kerosene (diesel) based.

And please let's not go even more off topic and get all into the rare variations out there in a select few aircraft that were made to run on something else. In general aviation, the above is the norm. 2 Pumps at the airport: 100LL or Jet Fuel.

Nevermind. Found the answer on-line. Seems the off-road stuff is also ULTRA Low Sulphur (just like the on-road fuel) so it doesn't appear that it would hurt the modern day truck's EPA stuff at all. Too bad I don't still have a transfer tank :rolleyes:
 
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Although u found your answer already, i'll chime in. It's funny that your concern was that the low sulphur content woukd hurt the equipment. When ultra low sulphur diesel came out, the concern among truckers was that the low sulphur would hurt their engines. The reason being that sulphur gives diesel its lubricity. So things like injectors or injection pumps that have extremely tight tolerances are kept from seizing by the lubricity (sulphur) of the fuel itself. Now, fuel is refined with additive packages to still give it the lubricity required without using sulphur. Hence why it is so expensive now compared to 10 years ago.
 
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vegaspassat said:
Although u found your answer already, i'll chime in. It's funny that your concern was that the low sulphur content woukd hurt the equipment. When ultra low sulphur diesel came out, the concern among truckers was that the low sulphur would hurt their engines. The reason being that sulphur gives diesel its lubricity. So things like injectors or injection pumps that have extremely tight tolerances are kept from seizing by the lubricity (sulphur) of the fuel itself. Now, fuel is refined with additive packages to still give it the lubricity required without using sulphur. Hence why it is so expensive now compared to 10 years ago.
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My concern was that the sulphur content would be too high for all the emissions crap they put on vehicles today and that it may clog something in the EPA stuff. That was all. But since it is in fact ULTRA Low Sulphur being used off road as well as on, we are good to go.
 
mp06011999

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Hey look, a post about oc: :p

Just got back from Sans Plumbing Supply at Craig and Jones. A very long and informative talk with the employees about oc. It started with them asking me if that was a pistol on my hip and then after I said "yes" they said, "F'n right on".

It was as one should expect. Positive all the way around - including with another customer that was in there. They had no idea of what the laws were..... and now they do. They said, Imma keep a gun under the counter from now on since I didn't know it was legal. Awesome! I encouraged them to go open carry on Freemont saying, it is very liberating.

And on a side note: I have been meaning to go there as I have heard so much positive info on them as having everything. I will definitely be going back and no doubt they will remember me.
 
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