Bulk Fuel?

[Davestc29]

I've been running bio diesel for about 2 years now and consistently pay about $.60-.75 less than what you get @ the pump on road here is @ 4.25 and 2 weeks ago I filled my 500 gallon tank @ 3.58, I fill once a month so atleast its a good amount of savings each month

 

[dmccarty]

We got the 100 Gallon tank with a pump for $75. It will pay for itself in not having to hold a 5 gallon jug in the air to fill the tractors...

Aaron Z

The manual pumps I have seen and used take forever to pump. For the tractor I could use a manual pump. To fill up the truck is around 32 gallons. My arms would fall off if I had to fill up the truck with the manual pumps I have used in the past.

What do you have and where did you get it? If it only pumps a gallon or two a minute I am not interested. Taking 15-30 minutes to fill the truck ain't gonna work. :laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

I've been running bio diesel for about 2 years now and consistently pay about $.60-.75 less than what you get @ the pump on road here is @ 4.25 and 2 weeks ago I filled my 500 gallon tank @ 3.58, I fill once a month so atleast its a good amount of savings each month

Is the fuel road legal?

Later,
Dan

 

[aczlan]

What do you have and where did you get it? If it only pumps a gallon or two a minute I am not interested. Taking 15-30 minutes to fill the truck ain't gonna work. :laughing:

It appears to be a Gasboy 1230C/4230C (per: http://www.habhegger.com/pdfs/gasboy/1230.pdf and Gasboy Transfer Pumps )
It takes 7 rotations per gallon, so GPM depends on your cranking speed...
It came on the 100 gallon tank I got for $75 on Craigslist.

Aaron Z

 

[dmccarty]

It appears to be a Gasboy 1230C/4230C (per: http://www.habhegger.com/pdfs/gasboy/1230.pdf and Gasboy Transfer Pumps )
It takes 7 rotations per gallon, so GPM depends on your cranking speed...
It came on the 100 gallon tank I got for $75 on Craigslist.

Aaron Z

Thanks Aaron!

That might work. I would think I could crank out quite a few GPM with that pump. I had to use a rotary pump when I worked on a farm as a kid and that thing too forever to fill up a MF 135 or 165.

I would prefer hand power in any case since I would not have to need electric power but some of the pump I have seen were very low GPM and would not work with the truck. The tractor uses so little fuel it is a who cares with a small GPM pump or the yellow cans I know use.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[Pete Judd]

I am putting my 275 gallon tank 8 feet up in the air. Gravity seems so far to be reliable, as it has been around for a heck of a long time. A ladder and platform built into the side will allow the fuel guy to climb up to fill. Already talked to the fuel guy if it was ok to do that. Off road/farm diesel seems to be about 50-75 cents cheaper than on road at the pump. Delivery minimum is 50 gallons.