PILOON
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I come from aviation background.
Yes static is always a concern, less with fuel than gas and less yet in winter, but still there.
Proper precautions would call for a 'static discharge ground'.
Very easy to accomplish. Any conducter grounded to the storage container and attached to the tractor would do the trick.
Example; Electrical cord attached (use star washer on bare metal) to a pump bolt/screw with an aligator clip at other end. Simply clip onto the tractor (before filling) to any bare metal surface.
Ground (static line) would be about 2' longer than the filling hose.
All aircraft have specific grounding points for this purpose and all fuelling rigs/pumps have retractable static ground lines with alligator clips.
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Thanks for the reminder, I'm going to do that in the next hour.
No risks to be taken!
I come from aviation background.
Yes static is always a concern, less with fuel than gas and less yet in winter, but still there.
Proper precautions would call for a 'static discharge ground'.
Very easy to accomplish. Any conducter grounded to the storage container and attached to the tractor would do the trick.
Example; Electrical cord attached (use star washer on bare metal) to a pump bolt/screw with an aligator clip at other end. Simply clip onto the tractor (before filling) to any bare metal surface.
Ground (static line) would be about 2' longer than the filling hose.
All aircraft have specific grounding points for this purpose and all fuelling rigs/pumps have retractable static ground lines with alligator clips.
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Thanks for the reminder, I'm going to do that in the next hour.
No risks to be taken!