Fueling tractor

[sgipson]

What you guys find to be the better way of fuel transfer to get away from lifting 5 gal jugs to fill tractor
Don’t use enough for 50 gal drum with pump

 

[sea2summit]

I used a 55 gal drum with a siphon into 5gal cans for a while, went back to straight 5 gal cans. But I fill like 8-10 of them at a time. I'd love an excuse for a good tank with 120v pump.

 

[Fielding]

Have a 220L diesel tank I can move with the forks. Fill it up 3x a year, has an electric pump. Saves tons of time, back ache, and spillage. Also nice having some reserve when they pull the diesel shortage bs every fall.

 

[K5lwq]

Here is what I did.

 

[PILOON]

I found small 12 volt pump kits on the web that U drop into your container.
They come with filler hose, battery clips and switched power cord.
(Actually I observed that they are essentially marine bilge pumps.)
Fit 2" openings and self drain once shut off which is a nice feature.
Not super fast but just right for CUTs.

Well cautioned is to never use for gasoline or other volatile fuels.

I like it so much that I have a spare 'just in case'.
NB, also offered in 24VDC.

Use the below heading to search on EBay and you'll get multiple results:

12V Submersible Diesel Fuel Water Oil Transfer Drum Pump Mini Refueling​

 

[bigtiller]

I rigged up a sky hook with a 3 to 1 pulley system and a 2x4 hoist to up a 5 gallon can. Then use a shaker siphon hose to fuel up.
It worked well in the trailer stake pocket but I bolted it to a heavy storage shelving rack.

 

[fried1765]

I found small 12 volt pump kits on the web that U drop into your container.
They come with filler hose, battery clips and switched power cord.
(Actually I observed that they are essentially marine bilge pumps.)
Fit 2" openings and self drain once shut off which is a nice feature.
Not super fast but just right for CUTs.

Well cautioned is to never use for gasoline or other volatile fuels.

I like it so much that I have a spare 'just in case'.
NB, also offered in 24VDC.

YUP!
This is EXACTLY the simple/cheap way to transfer diesel.
You can buy these little 12V pumps on E-Bay, or elsewhere online for under $20.
I am old, and holding a 5gal. can up high, while it drains, no longer works for me.
These pumps are just under 1-1/2" in diameter.
Current E-Bay listings: 193777625607, or stainless 193788206536..... $17.52 each

 

[KubotaToy]

What you guys find to be the better way of fuel transfer to get away from lifting 5 gal jugs to fill tractor
Don’t use enough for 50 gal drum with pump

Well, a 55 gal barrel full of fuel will not go bad over a few years sitting inside a shop or building out of the weather, so maybe a barrel and pump is the way to go in the end if lifting 5 gal jugs is not acceptable. I used 5 gal jugs for a while but would burn 10 a week, graduated to one barrel with a 12v pump, then to 4 barrels filled twice a year. Finally broke down and got a like new 550 gal fuel tank from a construction company on the cheap ($250.00) with electric transfer pump. Now I just call the fuel company and they come load my tank and I pull my tractors up to the filling station and filler up.

A few years ago, cut back on a lot of equipment, so now it takes me a year or so to use a tank but I keep justifying that I do not have to haul fuel or move barrels...

 

[fruitcakesa]

Just use an el cheapo HF battery powered pump in the 5 gallon jugs. Sure, it's slow but I am in no hurry.

 

[farmeratheart]

I use a Terapump TFRA01 battery powered transfer pump to fill my CUT with diesel. I have a second one to fill the tank on our pontoon boat that never seems to be on the side closest to the dock! Very handy pumps for the last 3 years.

Good luck.

Frank

 

[CobyRupert]

Shaker siphon hose out of 5 gal jug that I set on the fender into the tank. No pouring required.View attachment 694438

 

[oosik]

I've noticed - my five gallon Jerry cans aren't getting any lighter. So... one of these days.

 

[mred2]

Or buy a tractor with the tank down low.

 

[RalphVa]

I just bought a 12v oil extractor pump (Ironton from Nothern Tools) on sale at $25. It pumps diesel well at 0.75 gpm.

I had one before but used it to extract hot oil from the Miata. Ruined the seals. They refunded my money.

Even with the leaky seals, it would move diesel.

Wish I'd discovered it before installing a little pump on my generator to move diesel from its underbelly tank for the tractor.

I'd been using a 2 gallon container to transfer from generator belly to tractor to avoid the 5 gallon lift. I don't do the entire lift from floor to tractor hood at once. Lift to above the brake pedals and then step up and lift onto the hood. With 2 gallon container, I pour it right in. With 5 gallon, I use a squeeze siphon.

 

[Williy]

Just use an el cheapo HF battery powered pump in the 5 gallon jugs. Sure, it's slow but I am in no hurry.

amazon has these small pumps

I will use a 55 gal barrel with hand pump as I had a vw rabbi;t diesel 53 mpg on highway back ;in the 80's and had a 275 gal fuel tank that I used a hand pump the kind you push the handle back and forth didn't take very long to pump 10 gallons. I am going to
get a set of pallet forks and sit the barrel on it in my shop and then
when its empty put it in the back of my pickup and go get the red
diesel so I don't have to pay road tax as it will not be used on the
road so why pay road tax for cutting grass????

willy

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I'm fortunate enough to be able to fill mine from the ground. The tank is in front of the steps on the left side of tractor. I fill it from 5 gal jugs while standing next to tractor.

 

[arto98607]

I bought a GPI 12 Volt drum / transfer pump and 55 gallon drums and fitted the pump with Goldenrod filter over 20years ago and it's been a pretty good setup.

Nice to be able to fill up the mower and a tractor without messing with 5 gallon cans & spouts.

You can save a bunch if you buy & store off-road Diesel fuel when the price is low as it was about year ago.
We go through just over one drum-full per year normally, mostly for mowing.

 

[mwemaxxowner]

I have a 55 gal drum I used to pump e85 from. It's a plastic drum with two caps that screw in place on the big lid. I fitted a schrader valve to one of them, and a pex pipe through the other with a hose and ball valve connected at the top. I would connect my 18v compressor to the schrader valve set for about 3 psi and the fuel would start to flow up and out beautifully.

I've wondered if I could use the same thing for the diesel for my new tractor, but I doubt I'll go through it very quickly. I was afraid of it sitting too long. I can make room for it in a 10x12 she'd, but it is not insulated or air conditioned.

 

[coobie]

These 5 gal.can breaks my shoulders

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[OzKioti]

I have a couple of 44's (gallons - ours are bigger than yours) which I fill at the local servo, then unload them off the ute (pickup) at home with the help of the bucket or forks. Then an armstrong rotary pump to fill 20 litre oil drums - I have five of those.

Come refueling time, lift one of those onto the floor of the cabin, and siphon the diesel into the tank.

Current tractor tank holds 95 litres, and I've always used a calibrated dipstick before each day's work to check whether the tank will take another 20 litres.

A previous tractor, a Fordson Super Major, with a tank mounted high up level with the steering wheel, was a real pain. Required a balancing act to perch a 20 litre drum on a plastic milk crate balancing on two timber offcuts on the fuel tank to keep it level. I was glad to see the back of that system!