Diesel Fuel Transfer Safety

[bill18163]

I'm getting tired of transporting 5 gal cans of diesel fuel for my two tractors. I was thinking of using a 55gal drum to pick up my fuel. It would save me a lot of trips for fuel. If I transported the drum with my utility trailer, what would be the safe way to protect from static electricity when filling the drum? Use some sort of groung wire? Any ideas on how to be safe????? Or do I not have to be concerned at all when filling on a trailer? Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?

 

[PILOON]

Fuel, unlike gasoline, has a lower flash point and does not require same precautions as gas.
You never see a heating oil delivery man grounding his hoses, but a gas truck always will do so.
In fact, just today I was burning branches in a drum and had the darnest time to get some fuel to ignite in order to start the burn. (I ended up dumping some stale gas on an old rag and tossing it into the drum)

A drum and a 'el cheepo' crank pump is a great way to fuel a tractor, I have done so for a long time.

 

[ModMech]

Piloon is correct, there is little danger in refueling diesel equipment unless the fuel is contaminated or there is an OPEN source of ignition nearby.

I had a jury-rigged system to use the aux tank on our gasoline PU as a fuel transporter/pumper, it worked well. I now have a new diesel PU on the way and will use it to transfer fuel. At this time we don't use enough "farm diesel" to justify the 1.2 hr round-trip to the nearest station with "farm fuel".

 

[LBrown59]

This is how I haul unload and transfer fuel into my tractor.

I'm getting tired of transporting 5 gal cans of diesel fuel for my two tractors. I was thinking of using a 55gal drum to pick up my fuel. It would save me a lot of trips for fuel. If I transported the drum with my utility trailer, what would be the safe way to protect from static electricity when filling the drum? Use some sort of groung wire? Any ideas on how to be safe????? Or do I not have to be concerned at all when filling on a trailer? Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?

I got about $275 to $325 in this single tank rig .

I later built this dual tank set up for about $375 to $425.

 

[Sully2]

I'm getting tired of transporting 5 gal cans of diesel fuel for my two tractors. I was thinking of using a 55gal drum to pick up my fuel. It would save me a lot of trips for fuel. If I transported the drum with my utility trailer, what would be the safe way to protect from static electricity when filling the drum? Use some sort of groung wire? Any ideas on how to be safe????? Or do I not have to be concerned at all when filling on a trailer? Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?

Its not something to fret over for sure....but if you feel you really need something...

Get a cheap set of jumper cable and pull them apart...using one clamp..clamp it to your barrel rim...and use the other end to clamp to your trailer ( which is already grounded to your truck; car..whatever)

I ran a tanker for a short while in the military when everything had already switched to diesel and it was SOP to do as I described.

 

[LBrown59]

At this time we don't use enough "farm diesel" to justify the 1.2 hr round-trip to the nearest station with "farm fuel".

You mean to tell me all the farmers are driving over an hour round trip to get fuel in your area. :confused2:
How are the contractors and excavation compaies getting their fuel?
This sounds unbelievable.

 

[roadhawk]

We don't have any even that close. It's "Car" diesel or nothing. Not much "pro" farming around here.

 

[ModMech]

You mean to tell me all the farmers are driving over an hour round trip to get fuel in your area. :confused2:
How are the contractors and excavation compaies getting their fuel?
This sounds unbelievable.

If you have a registered TANK on-site, you can easily get Off-Road fuel DELIVERED, but if you want to buy from a pump, yup, expect to drive!

 

[LBrown59]

We don't have any even that close. It's "Car" diesel or nothing. Not much "pro" farming around here.

I Don't get my fuel from gas stations or truck stops because they don't have what I use so I went with a fuel supplier because they do have it .
I was looking in the wrong places for it.
Sounds like you might be doing the same thing.
Check out fuel suppliers / distributers in the yellow pages of your phone book.

If you have a registered TANK on-site, you can easily get Off-Road fuel DELIVERED, but if you want to buy from a pump, yup, expect to drive!

All I need is a 30 or 55 gallon drum and my fuel guy will stop by and fill it up.
I can also go there and pick it up .
Same price either way .
My drum don't have to be registered inspected or approved.
Why does your area require a REGISTERED TANK ?

 

[Duffster]

Why does your area require a REGISTERED TANK ?

Probably to keep people like you from storing fuel in unapproved tanks.