Diesel Fuel Transfer Pump Battery
- Thread starter Cat_Driver
- Start date
OP
Cat_Driver
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2008
- Messages
- 2,510
- Location
- Coachella Ca.
- Tractor
- 2016 Kubota 4060, 2017 Tackeuchi excavator TB260
Got it all finished. Built the pallet, waited for some Gasoila Soft-Set Pipe Thread Sealant with PTFE Paste to come in.
Put it all together and just hooked up a small 12 V and she works beautifully.
Filler the tank up with 50 gallons of red diesel $1.84 a gal in Ca. whereas reg #2 is nearing $4.00 a gallon.
I first tried using the NOCO battery pack but the pump brew too may amp because the NOCO kept shutting off.
The small 12V battery worked fine.
At 15 gal a minute, I filled everything up and nearly drained the tank. In the past using 5gal fuel cans would be miserable.
Holding the heavy 5 gal tanks at weird angles because on the excavator the fuel area is hard to get at and I would always lose a gallon or so every time I filled up.
All in all the best money I ever spent.
I still need to maybe get a battery box and do a final attachment for the battery, but I wanted to see proof of concept and all worked
as planned. No real hiccups except for the NOCO battery pack not being able to handle the load.
Put it all together and just hooked up a small 12 V and she works beautifully.
Filler the tank up with 50 gallons of red diesel $1.84 a gal in Ca. whereas reg #2 is nearing $4.00 a gallon.
I first tried using the NOCO battery pack but the pump brew too may amp because the NOCO kept shutting off.
The small 12V battery worked fine.
At 15 gal a minute, I filled everything up and nearly drained the tank. In the past using 5gal fuel cans would be miserable.
Holding the heavy 5 gal tanks at weird angles because on the excavator the fuel area is hard to get at and I would always lose a gallon or so every time I filled up.
All in all the best money I ever spent.
I still need to maybe get a battery box and do a final attachment for the battery, but I wanted to see proof of concept and all worked
as planned. No real hiccups except for the NOCO battery pack not being able to handle the load.
I have atransfer tank set up in a small trailer. I just use a battery jumper cable box and clip the wires to the alligator clips. Then put the jump Box back in the garage when I'm done. ... not that I would expect anyone to pull up to my fuel tank and top off...but it's certainly harder without a battery attached to it.
OP
Cat_Driver
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2008
- Messages
- 2,510
- Location
- Coachella Ca.
- Tractor
- 2016 Kubota 4060, 2017 Tackeuchi excavator TB260
I store my tank inside a 25,000 warehouse so leaving the battery attached for me is not a problem.
Hooking up with jumper cables it too difficult for the two tractors I need to fill. The one needs keys to lift the hood etc, the other I need to swing away the brush guard and lift the hood.
One thing I learned is the size of the cable. When I hooked up the cigarette lighter cable it was too small and the cable got hot.
The cable they shipped with it looks to be 12 gauge wire.