Oil & Fuel Fuel Station

[19977]

My fuel station

 

[19977]

Heres another shot

 

[19977]

One more

 

[BloomingtonMike]

Very nice. Can you tell us some of the details about it? Also, since it looks to be air driven, how do you keep moister/water out of the pump?

 

[kennyd]

That is very COOL /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

You should post this in the 'Build it Yourself" forum, more peaple may see it.

And YES, more detials please...

 

[19977]

Yes it's air driven ,pump operates 5psi to 100psi max. with no moisture problems.The plastic drum is 35 gal. I placed it on a hand truck for easy maneuverabily.
Mike

 

[dennisthomas]

Nice job on the fuel station. we had one of those air pumps at work and the only problem we had was after a while the check balls swelled up from the diesel fuel and would get stuck. other than that its a great idea.

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Yes it's air driven ,pump operates 5psi to 100psi max. with no moisture problems.The plastic drum is 35 gal. I placed it on a hand truck for easy maneuverabily.
Mike )</font>

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I like your set up.
Looks like with a few modifications it's just what I've had in mind for my situation.

I need a 15 gallon tank mounted on a dolly rather than a hand truck like yours. The idea is to roll the tank off the tailgate of my truck onto a shelf or dock the same height as the tailgate.
The reason for going with a 15 gallon tank is I don't use that much fuel but still use to much to fumble with the 5 gallon can method.
The 15 gallon tank would also be easier and lighter to move around than a 35 gallon tank.
A fuel station like this would eliminate lifting handling and lugging around 5 gallon cans.

Do you know where I could get a 15 gallon plastic tank suitable for storing diesel fuel?
How much air pressure will your tank stand?
What did you use for the air pump and where can I buy one?

Thanks for any info.

 

[MadReferee]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Do you know where I could get a 15 gallon plastic tank suitable for storing diesel fuel?)</font>

US Plastics Corp. I got my 30 gallon from them.

US Plastics closed head diesel drums

 

[19977]

There are alot of diaphragm pumps on the market like this one ,and of course ,you have to chose the right pump for the right job.This pump is capable of pumping diesel,acid,oil,ect.
Mike

 

[Highbeam]

Really nice that it's translucent. What kind of flow rate do you get?

 

[rvtech]

How do you fill the drum?

 

[19977]

Highbeam, the flow rate is 4 gpm.


rvtech,to refill the drum,all i do is disconnect the flex hose on the dip tube,undo the strap that holds the drum on the hand truck and load it in my p/u and refill at my co-op.I only have to do this maybe every 9-10 months.I also add a diesel treatment to this drum when i do refill it

 

[rvtech]

Do you use a pallett and loader forks to unload when full?
I have 2 250 gallon waste oil containers. I was considering having 1 exchanged for a new one so I could use it for diesel. The 250 gallon containers are hard to load/unload so I want to check on getting diesel delivered to see if it's worth doing.
I like your pump. That would work for any container.

 

[PILOON]

Funny, just 3 days ago I thought of a similar solution as I was tired of 5 gal containers and a stool to fill my CUT.

This is (attached) what I came up with.

Same basic idea with a different twist.

 

[hobbyfarm]

Another good idea piloon.
Thanks for the ideas.

 

[LBrown59]

<font color="blue"> 1*Do you use a pallet and loader forks to unload when full?

The 250 gallon containers are hard to load / unload so
2*I want to check on getting diesel delivered to see if it's worth doing.
3*I like your pump. That would work for any container.
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1*I would mount the tank to a dolly instead of a hand truck.
This way you can load and unload the tank ( Full or Empty } without using a pallet or loader forks.
2*You should be able to get the cheeper off road fuel delivered to a 250 gallon tank.
3* I would rather not have the pump mounted to the tank - this way you don't have to fool with taking it to the station when you fill the tank.

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Funny, just 3 days ago I thought of a similar solution as I was tired of 5 gal containers and a stool to fill my CUT.

This is (attached) what I came up with.

Same basic idea with a different twist. )</font>
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What did you use for your tank?
How much does it hold?

 

[19977]

LBrown59 , to fill my drum when it's close to being empty, i just pick it up and place it on my p/u truck,to unload i back my truck in the shed and use a strap over my roof truss and chain hoist with a special (made for drums )drum clamps.If you need a picture i'll get one when i get a chance.Around here most fuel co. won't deliver fuel unless you get 100gal. or more.
mike

 

[5030]

I have a discarded 2-250 gallon heating oil tanks the I use for diesel. I put a 110 volt transfer pump on one and they are plumbed together.

I think my total cost was around $200.00 and I have either 250 gallon capacity or 500. 250 if I shut one tank off.

Both tanks have Scully level indicators on them and pressure vent caps.