Fueling M series tractor

[LS Tractor Owner]

Make up a fuel cart. Here is a really simple but good transfer pump...
Electric Fuel Transfer Pump Diesel Kerosene Oil Commercial Auto 12V DC w/Nozzle | eBay
It even comes with the nozzle! Here is a pic of the cart that I just made for one.

 

[5030]

I usually rum both my M's uptown and fill them from the off road diesel pump at the filling station.

 

[RoyKing]

During hurricane season I keep two to three drums filled, my backup gen mep802a will refill itself from a 55 gallon drum bung hole pickup. Why so much, one time no cell or electric for 22 days and trying to find gas was dangerous. I had neighbors using my garden hoses to take showers. Hopefully now I'm over prepared.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Just ordered 2 of the battery operated fuel pumps on Ebay for $13.38 total. I had bought some off Sears from their shipping only sellers for $7 or $8 last year and went back and it said they were ebay sellers so went direct to ebay and ordered. They work fine but the top switch breaks apart when you drop them on concrete but cheap enough to keep spares and extras. Harbor Freight has the same ones for around $8 if one wants to visit their store with 20% coupon in hand.

 

[newbury]

This is how I fuel my tractors.

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Or just put the container in the FEL and siphon

 

[rScotty]

Just ordered 2 of the battery operated fuel pumps on Ebay for $13.38 total. I had bought some off Sears from their shipping only sellers for $7 or $8 last year and went back and it said they were ebay sellers so went direct to ebay and ordered. They work fine but the top switch breaks apart when you drop them on concrete but cheap enough to keep spares and extras. Harbor Freight has the same ones for around $8 if one wants to visit their store with 20% coupon in hand.

Don't you just hate it when things are made cheap? That is, made for price instead of quality?
I'd always prefer to pay more and get something better. Wouldn't we all?
rScotty

 

[LD48750]

Don't you just hate it when things are made cheap? That is, made for price instead of quality?
I'd always prefer to pay more and get something better. Wouldn't we all?
rScotty

Not really but I do hate when clumsy me drops stuff & breaks it.

 

[Tinhack]

Make up a fuel cart. Here is a really simple but good transfer pump...
Electric Fuel Transfer Pump Diesel Kerosene Oil Commercial Auto 12V DC w/Nozzle | eBay
It even comes with the nozzle! Here is a pic of the cart that I just made for one.

I just got my pump in yesterday off Amazon. It's about the same as yours except it came with a transparent hose and replaceable filter and filter mount. I also ordered a flow meter and a 30 gallon barrel. I plan to use a bigger wheeled dolly since mine will be used outdoors (no pavement/concrete).

Anyway...I haven't connected mine yet but was wondering if your nozzle shuts off automatically? I got the same nozzle but also have a commercial version that does shut off. I hate to assemble something then take it apart again to change something.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

I just got my pump in yesterday off Amazon. It's about the same as yours except it came with a transparent hose and replaceable filter and filter mount. I also ordered a flow meter and a 30 gallon barrel. I plan to use a bigger wheeled dolly since mine will be used outdoors (no pavement/concrete).

Anyway...I haven't connected mine yet but was wondering if your nozzle shuts off automatically? I got the same nozzle but also have a commercial version that does shut off. I hate to assemble something then take it apart again to change something.

I haven't let it get to that point.... I usually watch it and turn it off when it gets near full. It has the little clip to hold the nozzle "on" , like a regular type gas station nozzle. I really don't know if it will shut off by itself. If you find out, let me know :thumbsup:

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Don't you just hate it when things are made cheap? That is, made for price instead of quality?
I'd always prefer to pay more and get something better. Wouldn't we all?
rScotty

Not really but I do hate when clumsy me drops stuff & breaks it.

pay more and get something better. Wouldn't we all? Obviously not since there are thousands of sales of cheap items vs the sales of same purpose expensive items in almost everything. If I'm going to use something regularly and expect long term service I go for better built "stuff" but other items that I evaluate my usage and expected durability sometime the less expensive item is the smartest choice so the answer is no we all don't do as you stated.
My brother asked me about buying cheap or expensive tools one time and I told him to buy the cheapest he could find since they would look as good hanging on his wall as expensive ones since he never used them. Later in life he started doing some work with tools and I told him a new game since he had changed his behavior and was now using tools and to start buying good tools instead of the el cheapo stuff.
I bought box store riding lawn mowers when I had smaller yards but when I went to a hillside gullied rocky steep 5 acre yard I bought a 4wd bucketed Kubota diesel (tractor) mower. I bought cheap when cheap would do the job but when it wouldn't I bought more expensive or bought more durable which was more expensive by about 8 to 9 times as much dollars. PS More expensive isn't always better quality but usually is.