An easier way to refuel your tractor

[5030]

Any volunteers to put over 40 gallons in this one, never could figure out why Deere thought it was a good idea to put the fuel tanks so high and difficult to reach.
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Climb up the steps, then reach out with your foot for the top of the tire, then stand on the axle while putting in 30-40 gallons, and of course the engine and radiator is nice and warm too. :laughing:

Simple answer, up front fuel weight keeps the front axle planted (so long as the tank is full)...:thumbsup:

 

[CalG]

I'm going to give one of these a try.

Put the 5 gal fuel jugs in the loader bucket, lift the bucket higher than the fuel fill which is in front of the engine/radiator and under the hood that hinges on the "WRONG" end.

Shove the jiggle end in the jug, and the free end in the filler neck and give the set up a few jerks.

Should save some aggravation until the cheap *** original hose succumbs to fuel exposure. I can likely come up with a better replacement when that happens.

Self Priming Siphon - YouTube

https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Flow-FP61-799-Self-Starting-Siphon-Tube/dp/B00RZHEFSO

 

[Jstpssng]

I'm going to give one of these a try.

Put the 5 gal fuel jugs in the loader bucket, lift the bucket higher than the fuel fill which is in front of the engine/radiator and under the hood that hinges on the "WRONG" end.

Shove the jiggle end in the jug, and the free end in the filler neck and give the set up a few jerks.

Should save some aggravation until the cheap *** original hose succumbs to fuel exposure. I can likely come up with a better replacement when that happens.

Self Priming Siphon - YouTube

https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Flow-FP61-799-Self-Starting-Siphon-Tube/dp/B00RZHEFSO

I've been using one of those for years, although as you say the hose has gotten old and stiff. I set the can on the loader arm and balance it there. It also works great for draining my snowsled tank in springtime, with the sled in back of my company truck I run the fuel right onto my pickup tank. :thumbsup:

 

[bruceha2000]

I also have the exact same 5 gallon yellow jug on the far right. It is such a pain in the ***, lol! Pushing down that darn green button to dispense the gas while holding the jug 6 feet in the air is a pain.

I have that one as well, love it. My fill is on top of the hood so I can just lay the tank on the hood with the spout in the filler neck. Don't have to hold any weight while dispensing so pushing in the button is no big deal.

 

[Cougsfan]

The new "safe" gasoline containers that our government has mandated has probably caused more spilled gas than ever happened before the safety mandates were initiated. What a PITA!

 

[goeduck]

Just an update remembered to time how long it takes with my pump 4 1/2 minutes for 5 gal not real fast but not bad.View attachment 619972View attachment 619973

I would try setting the diesel can not on the ground but higher up, maybe on the seat. That should speed up the pumping. At least get it up to the floorboards.

 

[guitarman]

Have tried that doesn't make any difference probably because it's a positive displacement pump

 

[jmc]

The new "safe" gasoline containers that our government has mandated has probably caused more spilled gas than ever happened before the safety mandates were initiated. What a PITA!

Reminds me of the men's room hot air dryer where someone Sharpies in a last step to the instructions:

"Then dry your hands on your pants."

 

[bglegal1]

I'm kinda old school and low tech this is how I refuel mine.


edit: 'course it's right side up when I pump fuel......not sure why it flipped the pic

 

[5030]

Nothing wrong with that. I had a 12 volt electric pump on my 500 gallon farm tank, actually had 2. They both died so I bought what you have and use the armstrong method now.

Bought the HF battery pump for in the field if I need a quick fill up.

 

[Alan46]

Hi all, What I do, i use the H F transfer pump $8.00 with coupon! My compact Kioti ck 25 HST only holds about 7 gl. It works so good that I bought two more, for my gasoline equipment and the DEF fluid for the truck!✌��️

 

[Diggin It]

Any volunteers to put over 40 gallons in this one, never could figure out why Deere thought it was a good idea to put the fuel tanks so high and difficult to reach.

Climb up the steps, then reach out with your foot for the top of the tire, then stand on the axle while putting in 30-40 gallons, and of course the engine and radiator is nice and warm too. :laughing:

That's what they make step ladders for.

 

[Oldpath05]

Any volunteers to put over 40 gallons in this one, never could figure out why Deere thought it was a good idea to put the fuel tanks so high and difficult to reach.
View attachment 621241
Climb up the steps, then reach out with your foot for the top of the tire, then stand on the axle while putting in 30-40 gallons, and of course the engine and radiator is nice and warm too. :laughing:

Rereading your post again because it got reposted by Diggin, which lead me to rethink 40 gal in a tractor, WOW 40 gal+. So after rethinking I looked your tractor up, you have a big tractor with a big motor with I'm sure more Hp then then most here could possibly need, that picture was deceiving. What is your main function for that work horse?
TractorData.com John Deere 443 tractor information

 

[LouNY]

Rereading your post again because it got reposted by Diggin, which lead me to rethink 40 gal in a tractor, WOW 40 gal+. So after rethinking I looked your tractor up, you have a big tractor with a big motor with I'm sure more Hp then then most here could possibly need, that picture was deceiving. What is your main function for that work horse?
TractorData.com John Deere 443 tractor information

That one and an IH 1066 are two that my brother picked up primarily for road hauling loaded wagons instead of the heavy 4wd Magnums.
The Deere actually has a 466 combine motor in it she is between 175 to 200 hp, the 1066 is just under 200 hp they both came off the local enhanced tractor puller circuit.
They are used on an active farm, for many decades it was a dairy that my Grand father started now it's Black Angus beef and we have to put up enough feed to feed them all winter. The main heavy work tractors are IH Magnums 7110,7120 and a 7230 they take just shy of a hundred gallons to fill.

 

[LouNY]

Rereading your post again because it got reposted by Diggin, which lead me to rethink 40 gal in a tractor, WOW 40 gal+. So after rethinking I looked your tractor up, you have a big tractor with a big motor with I'm sure more Hp then then most here could possibly need, that picture was deceiving. What is your main function for that work horse?
TractorData.com John Deere 443 tractor information

That one and an IH 1066 are two that my brother picked up primarily for road hauling loaded wagons instead of the heavy 4wd Magnums.
The Deere actually has a 466 combine motor in it she is between 175 to 200 hp, the 1066 is just under 200 hp they both came off the local enhanced tractor puller circuit.
They are used on an active farm, for many decades it was a dairy that my Grand father started now it's Black Angus beef and we have to put up enough feed to feed them all winter. The main heavy work tractors are IH Magnums 7110,7120 and a 7230 they take just shy of a hundred gallons to fill.

 

[Oldpath05]

That one and an IH 1066 are two that my brother picked up primarily for road hauling loaded wagons instead of the heavy 4wd Magnums.
The Deere actually has a 466 combine motor in it she is between 175 to 200 hp, the 1066 is just under 200 hp they both came off the local enhanced tractor puller circuit.
They are used on an active farm, for many decades it was a dairy that my Grand father started now it's Black Angus beef and we have to put up enough feed to feed them all winter. The main heavy work tractors are IH Magnums 7110,7120 and a 7230 they take just shy of a hundred gallons to fill.

You mean one of these monsters>>> 199 CASE IH 711 For Sale - YouTube I think my L3400 takes around 8 gal max and I still rather fill it up with a transfer pump because the older I get the higher the fuel tank gets..........

 

[LouNY]

You mean one of these monsters>>> 199 CASE IH 711 For Sale - YouTube I think my L3400 takes around 8 gal max and I still rather fill it up with a transfer pump because the older I get the higher the fuel tank gets..........

Yep, the fuel fill is on the front of the flat fender just to the rear of the door, climb up on the second step stick the pump nozzle in and start pumping several minutes later shes full.

 

[Goodwinch]

CDC - NIOSH Publications and Products - Fire Hazard from Filling Portable Gas Cans in Pickup Trucks and Cars (98-111)

Bruce

I wish some of these warning labels such as don't fill gas cans.....would contain an explanation, in this case why or how the static electricity is generated. I once considered myself the know-it-all of things mechanical/electrical. This led me to conclude that using a non-metalic fuel jug [which is a non-conductor] would be a safe bet. I did give passing thought to -- I wonder what was causing the static electricity in the first place? The brain trust quit the analysis at that point and switched to plastic jugs for use in my covered pickup bed. It was some years later I learned the fuel flowing into the jugs was the source of static electricity. Uh-Ow, now I get it! Jugs now get filled on the ground as directed. However, I have a lingering question. The jugs are still non-conductors so they really aren't grounded just because they are sitting on the ground. Why isn't the potential spark & fire still a possibility?

 

[shovelmike]

Indeed, the danger is real. My wife was filling cans with gasoline as they were sitting in our truck bed with liner, fire started in the neck of one of the cans.....she blew out the flame. Now the cans are filled on the concrete slab.

 

[Alan46]

Wow! That's some scary stuff there. I guess I'll be having my wife fill the jugs from now on!:cool2: Just kidding