Originally Posted by PoorMansCat
See, I don't plan on moving the barrel. I am ALWAYS at the fuel station (at least once a day with my svc. truck)
9*I plan on just carrying a 5 gallon fuel can and filling it up on occasion. When I get home, I can transfer it to the 55 gallon barrel.
10*The hand pump I have looked at will pump both directions,(actually a cheapo from Northern Tools) dependent on which way you turn the crank. No lifting involved, drop the hose in the fuel can, turn the pump one way and it will transfer it into the storage barrel. Turn the crank the other way and it will pull fuel out of the barrel into my Kubota!!.
9*I don't see /understand what you gain by doing this ??
Don't you still have to lift the 5 gallon can to dump it into the barrel jus like you would to dump the can of fuel into your tractor?
10*Why not just get another barrel and use the pump to fill the other drum/barrell and do away with the 5 gallon can/cans compleatly ?
Not in my case, The two way pump will allow me to pump the fuel from the 5 gal. can into the storage drum. THen, when I get ready to fuel my tractor, I will just pump from the drum into the tractor. I believe the pump is called a bi-directional barrel pump.