what do you do for fuel storage?

[Tractor Seabee]

Go back to page 2 and see my last on this. Just finished setting up my second 50 GL tank today for Diesel. Next I will paint the pump yellow so they do not get mixed up. I find this to be a simple solution all around. If you can't pump several gallons by hand you have bigger problems than fuel supply. Why waste the money unless you are pumping several times a day from a lot bigger tank. These tanks handle nice the way I did it, well within the FEL fork attachment capability of the small tractors.

Ron

 

[jenrow33]

I bought this 55 gallon Aluminum diamond plate tank at tractor supply along with the vented lockable cap, hand pump. Decided to make a pallet as a way to lift it up and place in the bed of my pickup with my forks on the FEL. The tank I chose had tabs welded on the bottom so I could screw it down to the pallet. I can get 4-6 months run time out of a tank. I got tired of wrestling those 5 gallon cans and the spillage associated with them. Looking back, I should of bought a painted carbon steel tank that would of been just as good and a lot less money.

Whats the part number of this tank? I think I'd like to have one of these.

 

[Short Game]

I prefer cranking my hand pump to worrying about gravity working when I'm not around. I'd hate to walk out and find I'd lost 100 gallons of diesel on the ground.

 

[grsthegreat]

I prefer cranking my hand pump to worrying about gravity working when I'm not around. I'd hate to walk out and find I'd lost 100 gallons of diesel on the ground.

Just put a ball valve at the pirt leaving the tank

 

[Canada_CT230]

@SCHOOLSOUT

My plastic drums have two different bung threads. One is coarse and one is fine. I can't remember which one it is but the rotary pump fit the one fitting.

When filling at the cardlock I take out the rotary pump and place the bungs back in. This makes it look like I am just carrying a drum in my truck. Less likely to get pulled over.

 

[Short Game]

Just put a ball valve at the pirt leaving the tank

I have had life-long short term memory problems. I could easily forget the lineup. I've learned to repeatedly check up on myself, but I've also learned not to rely on that. That's just me after 64 years of ADHD.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I find 100 gallon steel rectangular tanks with pumps on craigslist all the time. I have bought 2, both of them have 12 v. electric pumps. I power them with the little $39 jumper batteries sold by Sam's, walmart, etc. One of them is at my brother in laws for his diesel use and the other, I keep in my shop. I welded steel swivel wheels on the 4 tabs at each corner so it rolls around easy. I just roll it out to my door, fill the tractor or RTV or lawnmower and then roll it back in the corner out of the way. I think I paid $300 for one and $350 for the other one with new 20foot hose and auto shutoff nozzle. The local distributor will deliver free if we fill both tanks at once or minimum of 150 gallons AND he doesnt have to make a special trip meaning that when he services local farmers he will come by and fill our tanks, tractor tanks and anything else we want filled. Right now my tank is empty and my tractor, RTV and lawnmower is all full so I guess I will wait till spring to fill up again unless the price makes a dramatic drop for some reason.:laughing:

 

[brewdog]

Whats the part number of this tank? I think I'd like to have one of these.

Jenrow33


Here's the part number for the Carbon Steel painted version - SKU Number: 0828000. They might not carry the Aluminum ones any longer, I don't know for sure. Good luck.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Forgot to mention about welding ears or eyes on the tank for lifting. NOT a good idea. Those metal tanks are very thin gauge and without some major reinforcement pads, you will likely rip them off the tank and spill your fuel. Mine has tabs welded on them but these are only for lifting when empty. Safest way would be to build an angle iron frame around them with lift eye if you needed to lift them that way. With the wheels on mine, I can pass a chain or strap under it if I needed to lift it or if I had some pallet forks, which I dont, I could use that. So far I have not had to lift a full tank and empty it can be handled by hand pretty easily.

 

[grsthegreat]

Forgot to mention about welding ears or eyes on the tank for lifting. NOT a good idea. Those metal tanks are very thin gauge and without some major reinforcement pads, you will likely rip them off the tank and spill your fuel. Mine has tabs welded on them but these are only for lifting when empty. Safest way would be to build an angle iron frame around them with lift eye if you needed to lift them that way. With the wheels on mine, I can pass a chain or strap under it if I needed to lift it or if I had some pallet forks, which I dont, I could use that. So far I have not had to lift a full tank and empty it can be handled by hand pretty easily.

I plan on using my pallet forks. The tanks are only 11 g wteel...way to thin to lift full