03-30-2008, 08:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: First organized permanent settlement in the northwest territory
Posts: 9,088
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Re: My Diesel Storage and Transfer Set-up
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Originally Posted by bialecki
Yes, but, I figured while I was plumbing the tank why not add another ball valve and use the original hose that came with the caddy as a transfer line this way I don't have to lift and hold the 35#s of diesel. Your right I could just pour it into the fill spout of the caddy. That is what I was doing over the summer, but it is really a pain while your holding it and having the diesel chug along. The original hand crank pump that came with the unit was a pain as well because you have to have the nozzle within reach while you turn the hand crank and hope you don't overfill the fuel tank of the tractor. This meant I had to move the caddy along side the tractor. Now I just leave it in place within my garage. I have a 12 volt battery that I use as the power supply versus the battery of the tractor. I just flip the switch of the pump, the nozzle dead-heads the centrifugal pump until you pull the lever of the nozzle, watch until it's full and shut off.
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How do you keep the battery charged up?
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Tractors
2003 Kubota BX1500/2004 Kubota Bx23/New- Kubota BX1500
Attachments
60'' Front Blade/48'' Rear Tiller/FEL/Back Hoe /
60'' MMM/Clamp on Forks/48'' MMM
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