Fuel Transfer Pump

[Al 2]

Just came across this video about the Pocket Pump . There are a few out there and this video gets dragged out somewhat but does give a good look at it in use and it's from the US.
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Al

 

[PILOON]

Search a bit.
I came across a pump in the $10-12 range that is about 2 inches in diameter and fits inside most fuel can filler openings.
They come with battery clips and wired with on/off switch.
Uses a 5/8" hose (not supplied). Not super fast but adequate for fueling CUTs.

They caution to not use with gas as in fact the small DC motor runs actually submerged in the fuel and sparks would like to ignite gasoline.
I have used mine now for 2 winters and really it.

One neat feature is that there are no close tolerances so when you switch off the remaining fuel in the filler line simply drains back to tank.
Like no fuss no spills.

Basically a simple small DC motor driving a fan or propeller that pushes the fuel.
While not stated I suspect the lift is probably no more than 5-6 ft or so but perfect to fuel a tractor.
Take me about 4-5 minuits to fuel up now with no spills and better yet I no longer heft a 5 gal reservoir at arms length onto my tractor hood.

These little fuel pumps even have a stainless screen to filter out any trash that might be in the reservoir.

 

[rgr33]

I too got tired of hoisting the 5 gal cans up to refuel. I kept putting up with it because I didn稚 want to spend the money for a better option.

Finally, I couldn稚 stand it and bought a 50 Gal transfer tank from NAPA, it cost $270, and is roughly a 2 foot square cube with loops on the top to hook a chain to for loading into truck bed.

I was going to put a hand pump on it, but a decent electric pump wasn稚,t much more than a good manual pump. I curse myself for waiting so long to make the change. Refueling is rediculously easy now, and no more fuel spills around the tank.

If you can part with the money, you won稚 regret it after the first time you refuel with this set up.

 

[TheMan419]

I too got tired of hoisting the 5 gal cans up to refuel. I kept putting up with it because I didn稚 want to spend the money for a better option.

Finally, I couldn稚 stand it and bought a 50 Gal transfer tank from NAPA, it cost $270, and is roughly a 2 foot square cube with loops on the top to hook a chain to for loading into truck bed.

I was going to put a hand pump on it, but a decent electric pump wasn稚,t much more than a good manual pump. I curse myself for waiting so long to make the change. Refueling is rediculously easy now, and no more fuel spills around the tank.

If you can part with the money, you won稚 regret it after the first time you refuel with this set up.

That make it easier to load/unload than a 55 gallon drum for sure. I'll probably get one of these cheap electric pumps from this thread for the 5 gal can first to see. Also my fuel consumption is such that 50 gallons would last a long time. I would be concerned about having summer fuel in the winter.

Lots of good ideas in this thread though.

 

[Gary Fowler]

That make it easier to load/unload than a 55 gallon drum for sure. I'll probably get one of these cheap electric pumps from this thread for the 5 gal can first to see. Also my fuel consumption is such that 50 gallons would last a long time. I would be concerned about having summer fuel in the winter.

The good thing with diesel is that it never goes stale as long as you keep it dry. To get around the summer fuel in winter, just fill the barrel in the winter with winter grade fuel. It may burn a little more of it than summer grade, but since you don't use much anyway, you wont notice.

The biggest reason to get something a bit better than the $10 battery pump is so you can affix a good 10 micron filter to it and still have enough head pressure from the pump to push fuel thru it. I use a Filrite pump (pretty expensive), but perhaps the $115 DC pump that was posted that came with hose and shut-off nozzle would work just as well. Golden Rod filters available at TSC and many farm stores work well and save the expensive fuel filters on you tractor. I have only changed the filters on my Kubota tractor one time in 8 years and over 600 hours on it now. My RTV has not needed changing in over 700 hours.
If you buy 50 gallons at a time of offroad diesel that is usually over $.50 per gallon cheaper, you can pay for the set up in a few years and never have to touch a fuel can again.