Better way to gas up?

[fatjay]

It's a bit exhausting and time consuming to refill my gas things. I have a 20gal tank on the backhow, 10gal on the skidsteer, 15gal on the ferguson. I keep all my tanks full because bad gas is cheaper than the issues tank rust causes. They're not exactly things I can take to the pump either, but filling up 4x 5gal jugs and making multiple trips is annoying. Aside from replacing everything with diesel, any suggestions?

 

[ruffdog]

Have a fuel supplier stop by every so often to fill the equipment? If you are not using the equipment much, hopefully, you are using pure gas (E0) with Sta-bil and a algaecide in the diesel fuel.

 

[fatjay]

The longest stretch that I don't use a machine is 6-8 months. I always use sta-bil though, and very rarely have fuel related issues. For diesel I have a 55gal drum on a pallet, take it up to the fuel place and fill it up so I don't have to pay road tax, dump in some diesel kleen as well. For gas though I'll go out and fill the tanks, then bam, they're empty again. Only my 2 kubota's are diesel, the other 5 are gas.

 

[Fallon]

I started with a 55 gallon drum strapped to a pallet & a manual pump. Despite being out in the country I have gas station that has off-road diesel a mile away, so I didnt feel to guilty about 5 minutes on the road with that setup.

I then ended up with a 300 gallon tank on a stand in the barn. Get that (and the 55 gallon on the pallet as well as every other tank) filled anually or so. I generally do it in the fall or winter to avoid issues with gelling fuel no matter when I use the fuel. Drop in some Power Service white bottle & some biocide to keep the fuel clean & in good shape.

I then got a 35ish gallon aluminum truck bed tank & 12v pump. It's like one of the big L shaped ones you see under the toolbox on farm trucks only a smaller rectangle & no foot. Enough to fill the tractor a little over twice. Was using it exclusively & filling it at gas stations when I was to lazy to call to fill the big tank. North of $600 for that setup though if I recall.

You could get an old semi tank & strap it to a pallet for a better setup than the drum that's still removable.

 

[toukow]

It's a bit exhausting and time consuming to refill my gas things. I have a 20gal tank on the backhow, 10gal on the skidsteer, 15gal on the ferguson. I keep all my tanks full because bad gas is cheaper than the issues tank rust causes. They're not exactly things I can take to the pump either, but filling up 4x 5gal jugs and making multiple trips is annoying. Aside from replacing everything with diesel, any suggestions?

I just made this in the last couple of months. Scored the gasoline rated 50 gallon transfer tank from Amazon as 'used', which I'd never seen before. It was an unused return I'm sure, but saved $180. Made the cart and wanted a manual pump. Pump takes 5 pumps per gallon (measured), which I can live with for my application. I only fill the Eldorado enough to get to the local non-ethanol gas station. I live in earthquake country and my 12 kw Generac propane generator (2004 era) is a piece of junk. So I purchased a 7 kw gasoline unit to 'backup my backup'. I also have 76 Eldorado and several motorcycles that I only fuel with non-ethanol gasoline, so it works out well. For what it's worth, Toukow

 

[aaronrkelly]

It's a bit exhausting and time consuming to refill my gas things. I have a 20gal tank on the backhow, 10gal on the skidsteer, 15gal on the ferguson. I keep all my tanks full because bad gas is cheaper than the issues tank rust causes. They're not exactly things I can take to the pump either, but filling up 4x 5gal jugs and making multiple trips is annoying. Aside from replacing everything with diesel, any suggestions?

They have gasoline rated tanks and gasoline rated pumps, just rig you up a fuel transfer tank for unleaded.

I did a half/half setup on a small trailer - works well.

 

[Cat_Driver]

I just built this this week. 50 gallons, homemade pallet to fit the tank, 15GPM pump run off a battery. Makes me wonder why I didn't do this years ago. Fill ups now are a dream. Pull uo pump the fuel in less than two minutes done. Plus the red diesel is half the price of #2 that I have been buying

 

[fried1765]

They have gasoline rated tanks and gasoline rated pumps, just rig you up a fuel transfer tank for unleaded.

I did a half/half setup on a small trailer - works well.View attachment 648614View attachment 648615

Shouldn't that yellow tank actually be painted green?

 

[fruitcakesa]

Shouldn't that yellow tank actually be painted green?

He has a Kubota no JD's

 

[4570Man]

Shouldn't that yellow tank actually be painted green?

Yellow is pretty standard for diesel storage. If it wasn’t idiot proof enough already some stenciled letters would fix the problem.

 

[hosspuller]

Those diaphragm pumps tend to break the bung on tanks and drums. The tank material flexes as the handle is stroked back and forth.

 

[fried1765]

Yellow is pretty standard for diesel storage. If it wasn稚 idiot proof enough already some stenciled letters would fix the problem.

Aren't diesel pump nozzles green?

 

[4570Man]

Aren't diesel pump nozzles green?

Most of them but all the diesel 5 gallon cans are yellow. BP uses green for gas and most bulk suppliers just use black ones.

 

[Fallon]

Those diaphragm pumps tend to break the bung on tanks and drums. The tank material flexes as the handle is stroked back and forth.

Hasn't happened on my translucent white drum yet after 200+ gallons, but it's always a wory as a crank on it. I crank the lever 1 handed & support the pump head with my other hand in an effort to try & prevent that problem.

 

[Fallon]

They have gasoline rated tanks and gasoline rated pumps, just rig you up a fuel transfer tank for unleaded.

I did a half/half setup on a small trailer - works well.View attachment 648614View attachment 648615

Anybody know the legality of putting a transfer tank on a trailer vs in a truck bed? I'm talking about on a road trailer, not an on-property one with a SMV triangle on it.

My newer truck is a shortbed & the saddle bed box already takes up all the bed forward of the wheel wells. It fit fine in the old truck with an 8' utility bed. I really cant slide it back to put my small transfer tank in front of the new truck.. My options are put it behind, which eats up way more space, including any room under the box or mount it to the tongue of the deckover tractor hauling trailer. Tempted to go the trailer option.

 

[Peter 315]

Anybody know the legality of putting a transfer tank on a trailer vs in a truck bed? I'm talking about on a road trailer, not an on-property one with a SMV triangle on it.

My newer truck is a shortbed & the saddle bed box already takes up all the bed forward of the wheel wells. It fit fine in the old truck with an 8' utility bed. I really cant slide it back to put my small transfer tank in front of the new truck.. My options are put it behind, which eats up way more space, including any room under the box or mount it to the tongue of the deckover tractor hauling trailer. Tempted to go the trailer option.

I smv triangle is for 25mph or less I would not use it, You should be ok with a trailer or truck but you will need fire extinguisher ,chock blocks,and have it bolted down

 

[aaronrkelly]

Yellow is pretty standard for diesel storage. If it wasn稚 idiot proof enough already some stenciled letters would fix the problem.

Funny you should mention that, about a week ago I thought the same thing.....so I DID stencil letters on ALL sides of it.

DSL and GAS

If someone mixes this up.....aint no hope for mankind.