Gasoline storage

[ultrarunner]

Here the nail you for any permanent mount fuel storage unit that doesnt have a containment base that can handle entire content of tank. Due to aquifer levels. There ok with gravity fill though.

Interesting...

At the farm the drums with bung crank pumps sit a a special containment pallet made of ABS?

The tree farm doesn't go through all that many gallons but it's nice to have on hand.

 

[bdhsfz6]

As a couple of others have done I have 4 of those 14 gal tanks, 2 for gas and 2 for diesel. They have wheels so me/the wife can roll them around. I may use a lot of fuel one year but barely any the next so my thinking is as one gets empty then the next time we go into town we fill it up then rotate the tanks. I can still get the full tank down off the truck, well for a couple of more years, and the wife just use's the bucket or forks depending on what is attached.
I don't use the stock hose, (kept them for backups), I bought 2 ac/dc stick pumps, one for diesel and one for gas. Rated for gas AND diesel. They can clip onto a battery or plug into an ac socket.

Amazon.com

I still have a few small pressure washer size tanks and didn't want to get diesel mixed in. The hose's do drain well so no big deal there anyway. You do have to lay the tanks down to use the stick pump as the the pump won't bend. It did fit a couple of my 5 gal cans but didn't on a couple of others. Got tired of holding the 5 gal can and it's a lot easier for the wife to use.
(Turns out it's easier just to take my 2 gal tank to the little machines then it is to drag the machines to the big tank than drag it back, oh well.)

And yes I do fill the tanks on the truck, I do touch the truck before fueling and keep the nozzle against the fill neck as I fuel. Actually all 4 tanks will fit side by side.

+1 on the Tera Pump. I've been using one for 6 years now and it still works well. Just be sure you connect the power at a distance from the gas containers to avoid sparking a fire.

I see there is a newer version available, which can also be used with gasoline:

Amazon.com

 

[Skeletor]

I just tried my “liquid container” that looks suspiciously like a vp fuel jug. I filled it with water and used it to fill up the chickens water and it worked great.

I do still want a large container for fuel though.

 

[fidowanttobe]

30 gallon drum with crank pump or dedicated fuel caddy?

My carbureted service truck has a 34 gallon tank and I added a dispensing pump which conveniently covers my gasoline needs.

For Diesel I stay with 5 gallon containers.

This is exactly what I thought!
Only my truck is not a service truck so not as adaptable, I am assuming?? How did you do it? I thought that would be the perfect way to transport and fill my 30 gallon hand crank barrel.

 

[ultrarunner]

This is exactly what I thought!
Only my truck is not a service truck so not as adaptable, I am assuming?? How did you do it? I thought that would be the perfect way to transport and fill my 30 gallon hand crank barrel.

I had spare 12v fuel pump and tapped into the line and use a coiled hose with shutoff.

Being my truck is carburetor it does not have the high pressure of fuel injection..,

Been using 30 years to fill mowers, generators, top off vehicle tanks, etc.

 

[MossRoad]

I had spare 12v fuel pump and tapped into the line and use a coiled hose with shutoff.

Being my truck is carburetor it does not have the high pressure of fuel injection..,

Been using 30 years to fill mowers, generators, top off vehicle tanks, etc.

I saw a similar setup years ago in an advertisement. It had a quick connect and cap so you could remove the hose/handle when not in use. But I think that one just ran off of the fuel lines with no additional pump? Can't recall.

Haven't seen it since.

 

[MossRoad]

I saw a similar setup years ago in an advertisement. It had a quick connect and cap so you could remove the hose/handle when not in use. But I think that one just ran off of the fuel lines with no additional pump? Can't recall.

Haven't seen it since.

Forgot to add, it would have been handy since the 93 Suburban had a 42 gallon tank! Wouldn't have to haul fuel cans on the trailer with the tractor when going out to remote jobs.

 

[Williy]

Back in the; 70's I used my truck to fill small engines had a hose attached to the fuel line with a shut off valve. Truck iddled and filled
the lawn mower very fast and I didn't need to store any fuel. I had
two fuel tanks on the truck.

willy