Fuel, 101 way's to get it

dickfoster · Mar 5, 2016

These things are all over the place, just search "trailer battery winch quick connector" and you'll get lots of hits. Barring that take a trip down to your local auto parts store or trailer place and dig in. I'm sure you'll find them. Likely even Tractor Supply and the like carry them.

dickfoster · Mar 5, 2016

I suggest crimp and solder for any sort of high amp stuff. But then I'm fussy about electrical connections. Belt and suspenders. DO NOT use plumbers solder or acid flux. Use stuff made for electrical.

Oldpath05 · Mar 5, 2016

dickfoster said:
I suggest crimp and solder for any sort of high amp stuff. But then I'm fussy about electrical connections. Belt and suspenders. DO NOT use plumbers solder or acid flux. Use stuff made for electrical.

Didn't know there was two different kinds, I thought solder was solder.

Oldpath05 · Mar 5, 2016

Got my 30 gal. barrel and fuel pump yesterday, now I have to do some off load fuel barrel from flat bed pickup truck engineering. Thinking of getting a barrel dolly and roll it off a ramp, I'm gonna do some algebra tonight, M x E= easy, figure out what's the safe downward pitch with minimal effort I have to exhort to unload the barrel.

bcp · Mar 5, 2016

Oldpath05 said:
Got my 30 gal. barrel and fuel pump yesterday, now I have to do some off load fuel barrel from flat bed pickup truck engineering. Thinking of getting a barrel dolly and roll it off a ramp, I'm gonna do some algebra tonight, M x E= easy, figure out what's the safe downward pitch with minimal effort I have to exhort to unload the barrel.

Why not use that orange thing sticking out in front of your tractor?

Bruce

dickfoster · Mar 5, 2016

Oldpath05 said:
Didn't know there was two different kinds, I thought solder was solder.

Nope the difference is in both the alloy and the flux. Plumbers use acid flux stuff that will rot your wires. For electrical work you want either 60/40 tin lead or even better the eutectic 63/37 alloy.

Flux used for electrical stuff is basically pine tree sap which is acidic when hot but neutral when cooled to room temp. Still I'll usually clean any flux residue off with a little rubbing alcohol, mostly because I'm a neat freak.

You're less likely to produce bad or what's called a cold solder joint with the eutectic stuff. You can get by with the more common and cheaper 60/40 stuff as long as you're careful to keep the joint still and un moving until the solder cools and solidifies.

Plumbers solder is either 50/50 alloy, tin costs more than lead, or either lead free these days since it's likely to be used for drinking water pipes.

Howling · Mar 5, 2016

For larger wire and terminal sized need to have proper crimper. I like hydraulic tool with changable dies for these larger terminals

It is about getting both the electrical bond and the mechanical strength to the connection. Especially with connector w/o strain relief, like these

WoodChuckDad · Mar 5, 2016

Oldpath05 said:
Do these clamp on the your tractor bucket or excavator? My guess is you bought em at Northern Tool. So was it is it $749. + 500. = $1000.00 - $599.99 tax refund and or tax write off. When you get time, show us a picture off the fueling setup on the excavator with a pump count and a explanation of how invigorated you feel after pumping with my guess of 30 gal./8hr.

No, these are the full set of pallet forks with SSQD. Rated for 4400 lbs. I filled both the tractor and the excavator. It really wasn't bad at all. I was quite pleased with the pump. Here is a picture when we were taking it off the truck. BTW. This is the wife driving the tractor. Today was her first training day on the tractor. She has driven itn nce before about 4 or 5 months ago, when I first got it. Today she did some land clearing with the grapple and box blade and put on the pallet forks and unloaded the fuel tank. I was on the ground giving direction. She did great. I was quite impressed.

Oldpath05 · Mar 6, 2016

bcp said:
Why not use that orange thing sticking out in front of your tractor?

Bruce

That's always an option, but at time's it will require more planning, something I have difficulty with. If it's a cold winter, tractor's inside, like to pre-heat for 30 min., might have to take plow off. Since my garage is running out of room, might be putting the barrel in my shed 100 ft. away.

Oldpath05 · Mar 6, 2016

WoodChuckDad said:
No, these are the full set of pallet forks with SSQD. Rated for 4400 lbs. I filled both the tractor and the excavator. It really wasn't bad at all. I was quite pleased with the pump. Here is a picture when we were taking it off the truck. BTW. This is the wife driving the tractor. Today was her first training day on the tractor. She has driven itn nce before about 4 or 5 months ago, when I first got it. Today she did some land clearing with the grapple and box blade and put on the pallet forks and unloaded the fuel tank. I was on the ground giving direction. She did great. I was quite impressed.

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Guess you got all the kinks work out, and sounds like the pumping is easy and fun. I don't think my little L3400 would lift that tank.