what do you do for fuel storage?

[bigbull338]

i picked up a 55 gal plastic barrel with plastic fittings. After I leak test/clean with water I am going to add a hand pump, nozzle, filter.
Will I have issues filling this thing with fuel at the landmark place since its not an approved container?

to me a tractor is a lifetime investment.so youd be better off buying you a 60 gal fuel storage tank from TSC an be done with it.we have a 100 gal tank that goes in the truck bed.an i know it has tobe well over 40yrs old.

 

[KML]

I use a 55gal transfer tank and 20 GPM pump I picked up off of craigslist. I had to add a filter, hose and tank adapter but the price was right ($100) and the pump actually worked

It's bolted to pallet and I pallet fork it to the truck and fill at the farm co-op. It lives on a shelf I built into the shed with a sliding door so it's out of the elements but still easy to get to.I use about 50Gal every 6 weeks-ish so this is much more convienient than 5 gal cans, especialy with the JD fuel fill location on the top of the hood Was a major PITA with cans but is no problem with the nozzle.

Right now it's powered by a L&G battery that I throw on the charger every few weeks, but it uses tha same connector (Anderson SB50) as the one I put on my Gator, tractor, truck, and lawn mower so it can be powered by any of those also. My battery charger and 1.5amp maintainer have been converted to the same connectors so they can be swaped easily to any of the above with out having to access the battery directly. Power is trenched to the shed but I haven't had the main pannel connected to the meter yet but soon. Then the maintainer will wired up in the shed and rotated among the different batteries. Or at least that's the idea

 

[Gale Hawkins]

to me a tractor is a lifetime investment.so youd be better off buying you a 60 gal fuel storage tank from TSC an be done with it.we have a 100 gal tank that goes in the truck bed.an i know it has tobe well over 40yrs old.

That makes sense to me. Having an approved storage system can be a plus if things go wrong.

On a local type of Craigslist I just picked up a nice 100 gallon Delta Consoldidated tank with a gas/diesel appoved 12v pump/filter system transfer set up. for $200. I know the pump runs but have not yet got fuel to test that it will pump. Today I can but the same system new but the lowest web pricing is $671 before shipping. The seller had bought a new diamond plate set up that will transfer to the new truck's fuel tank too.

We do not normally use a lot of diesel but both the BH and 265 MF require a ladder for me to fuel them with 5 gallon jugs plus I have to put a couple gallons in another jug before I can do it weight wise without giving them a diesel bath.

The pump has a long 12v cable with clips like a battery charger so I will always have a 12v source when I am fueling right in front of me. If using it for gas I would not want to get the 12v from the tractor battery.

I think some like to hobby with building a fuel transfer so what ever works safe is a good option in my view. My tank came bolted to a pallet so moving it with the forks is an option even if filled.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

In my area there are a lot of folks filling transfer type containers and I have never heard of or seen any station operator ever look at or comment on containers. I have even seen guys and gals filling glass gallon jugs. The law is very clear though that all such containers have to be approved. I doubt even patrolling police bother unless it is obvious that the container is not secured or stopping for some other moving violation. I was involved in an incident several years ago; a guy had two old rusty 55 gal drums in the back of his pickup, not secured, and he was just completing filling them when I drove up to an adjacent pump. I asked the station attendendant why he was allowed to do this as 55 Gal drums are not an approved transfer container in WA unless sold and transported by a licensed dealer. His statement to me was why don't you mind your own business, I want that big 100 GL sale and I do not care as I am not the gas police. I watched the guy pull away with a jerk and both drums slammed into the tailgate and almost popped the latch and bent it up badly. I jotted down his licensce # and called the fire marshalls office. They confirmed what the guy was doing was driving a huge bomb around. They investigated, fined the guy, confiscated the drums and gas. They called me back and thanked me as they saw that if he slammed the drums back one more time they would have been rolling down the street.

Moral: No matter what you use, secure it when moving.

 

[bruceha2000]

I don't use much fuel, maybe 25 or so gallons per year. I just tap off the heating oil supply down in the basement into a 5-gallon can (installed a valve and tee for this purpose).

I know if you screw up and run out of fuel oil for the furnace you can dump diesel in to get by rather than pay through the nose for emergency delivery. Are they close enough that you can safely run it in a diesel tractor??

I have to answer the OP's question for myself, once we get the property (Tues AM, fingers crossed) AND I figure out which tractor to buy AND figure out how much fuel I'm likely to use in a year so I don't either over or under size. Gonna be a crap shoot that one, but the other option is 5 gallon jugs in the back of the car 'cause I don't have a truck and (sorry guys) I DON'T want a truck. I know that gives me like minus 10,000 redneck points .

As for designs, my Dad had a 275 gallon oil tank he put up on stilts so it was higher than his tractor. No pump needed. Not sure how he knew when to stop, by sound I guess.

 

[brewdog]

Is it me or does anyone else smell a stinking rat?

 

[JoelT]

Hmmm. Isn't it against some law to own a tractor and not own a truck? Personally, I've never understood what cars were good for.

Well.......... except for my Mustang GT

 

[EMB5530]

Is it me or does anyone else smell a stinking rat?

I was just thinkin the same thing as I was scrolling down!!!

 

[LarryD]

Probably not much help but if you could find a building generator demo project you might get the day tank, at least that's how I got mine. I had to reverse the motor and install a down tube so it pulled from the bottom of the tank instead of filling the tank (gravity fed the gen) and wired a pressure switch through a relay to control the pump. A friend donated the pump nozzel and filter housing so all together I got about $50 in a 40gl fuel tank. I load it in the truck about every 8 months and add stabilizer at fill time.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I was just thinkin the same thing as I was scrolling down!!!

I guess best to be mute about fueling practices.:laughing: