Filling up the tank?

stuart · Oct 25, 2004

I cover the tractor hood with a blanket or something to catch any fuel drips. Use a 5 gallon can which is not filled to the top and is easier to handle. Fill it outside. This way any fuel that lands in the catch-all around the fill spout will not end up on your garage floor.

DaveNay · Oct 26, 2004

Keep in mind that this coming winter when you are 1/4 mile away from the shop, and you run out of fuel, and the wind is blowing at 45 mph and you need to hold a flashlight with one hand, and pour that big yellow jug with the other hand....bring a rag, 'cause you are going to get a whole bunch of diesel all over the engine compartment, no matter what trick you use.

Dave

Dave4410 · Oct 27, 2004

This is way too much chatter about how to fill your fuel tank. Let's get back to real stuff and post some pictures! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

NCDeere · Oct 27, 2004

( ...and the wind is blowing at 45 mph and you need to hold a flashlight with one hand, and pour that big yellow jug with the other hand....bring a rag, 'cause you are going to get a whole bunch of diesel all over the engine compartment, no matter what trick you use.)

I think in that case, I would look for a 2 liter clear plastic bottle and cut the top off so it will fit over the nozzle and obviously cut off the bottom to shield it from wind and still be able to see a little.

( Let's get back to real stuff and post some pictures! )

I know, I know. I'm working on some pics. I'll take some this weekend and post 'em up next week. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Bryan

jwstewar · Oct 27, 2004

In the link Garry posted there is an item called a Handi-Pump from TSC. I purchased one over a year ago and it has been great. Set the can on the step of the tractor, put the nozzle in the tank, and start pumping. You'll hear the fuel start to gurgle as you get close. Pick it up, let a couple of drops fall and your done. No mess, no fuss. Only was $12. Now a year + later the hose on it is starting to go bad. I'll pick up some new fuel line for it sometime, but still better then having diesel everywhere and having to hold that can out over the hood.

hobbyfarm · Oct 27, 2004

Bryan,
I know what you're saying.
Some of my pet peeves are things like fuel tank location, Am I going to have to do acrobatics to fillup with a 5 gal can [I really hate this method]? Or am I going to have to buy some expensive equipment.
And when I change the oil, is it going to make a huge mess and even soak my mower deck's belt, or am I going to have to remove the deck for simple maintenance? Then there's the oil filter mess. It's the good thing that red rags are fairly cheap.
phil

hobbyfarm · Oct 27, 2004

( I have 5 gallon containers that have a notched "thingie" on the spout that hold the edge of the filler as I pour - and their self venting. I've developed a pretty good technique for filling, and I spill very little. ) 

In this day of all the environment talk, ever higher fuel prices [with no end in sight], depleteing all the fossil fuels etc. it seems that these days there could be an inexpensive portable fuel container that:
would not spill a drop of fuel while dispensing and not leave you smelling like a refinery when you're done with it.
Just my $0.02.
phil