Gas Caddy

LBrown59 · Mar 18, 2009

Those Caddies are nothing but a big joke.

buckeyefarmer said:
I wouldn't mind having one of those for diesel, but at $350 for 28 gallon can, I think i'll stick to my 5 diesel cans that cost about $30 total.

I built this for about 350 to 400 dollars and it's
far superior to those caddies.
It offers features and functions those caddies just don't have.

LBrown59 · Mar 18, 2009

charliepff said:
It is actually made of all plastic. I bought it from electric generators direct website. I think I am going to call them when I get time this week and see if I can send it back for an exchange. Thank you all for the suggestions.

Even better would be a refund and take the money and build you a much better outifit.

LBrown59 · Mar 18, 2009

buckeyefarmer said:
I wouldn't mind having one of those for diesel, but at $350 for 28 gallon can, I think i'll stick to my 5 diesel cans that cost about $30 total.

I know the cans are cheaper but A pump and drum set up is well worth the difference.
The drum allows me delivery of fuel at 30 to 50 cents less per gallon.
I can't take the 5 gal cans and get the less costly fuel I have to take the cans to a regular station and pay 30 to 50 cents eatra a gallon.

I went the 5 gallon route for 4 long years and hated every second of it.
The only thing I regret about building my fuel station is the fact that i didn't do it four years ago.

stumpfield · Mar 19, 2009

LBrown59 said:
Those Caddies are nothing but a big joke.
I built this for about 350 to 400 dollars and it's
far superior to those caddies.
It offers features and functions those caddies just don't have.

LBrown59: That looks like a great idea and well built. I have a an extra plastic drums laying around and might want to build one just like yours. Can you share your design and list all the components needed? Thanks.

chh · Mar 20, 2009

Far simplier and cheaper than that setup would be a GPI or Fillrite 12V transfer pump. They will fit directly onto a barrel with standard threads. The lower volume GPI runs on sale locally on a regular basis for under $200 including all the hose, wiring and nozzle. A filter setup would be a bit extra. I paid about $250 or so for a heavy duty 15 gpm Fillrite when I put a 100 gallon bed tank on my truck. I used an older one and a barrel for years to transfer fuel to tractors and dozers here on the ranch as a portable unit. Alligator clips to the truck or equipment battery worked very well. My current system is hardwired to the truck and the Fillrite pumps are lockable. I have pumped literally thousands of gallons with those setups.

LBrown59 · Mar 20, 2009

Yeah those Caddys are a lot of money offering very little.

chh said:
Far simplier and cheaper than that setup would be a GPI or Fillrite 12V transfer pump. They will fit directly onto a barrel with standard threads. The lower volume GPI runs on sale locally on a regular basis for under $200 including all the hose, wiring and nozzle. A filter setup would be a bit extra. I paid about $250 or so for a heavy duty 15 gpm Fillrite when I put a 100 gallon bed tank on my truck. I used an older one and a barrel for years to transfer fuel to tractors and dozers here on the ranch as a portable unit. Alligator clips to the truck or equipment battery worked very well. My current system is hardwired to the truck and the Fillrite pumps are lockable. I have pumped literally thousands of gallons with those setups.