What do you guys do for any thing more than 5 gallon cans? I wanna get something bigger but seems most things are rated for diesel and not gasoline. I was thinking of something like these. Amazon.com
grsthegreat
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If you look up the individual specifications below that page, it shows that that tank is diesel rated ONLY.
Very odd that the description says gasoline. Its my understanding that those 12v pumps are not designed for gasoline. I know when i bought my 50 gal poly fuel tank with pump it specifically says not for use with gasoline.
Very odd that the description says gasoline. Its my understanding that those 12v pumps are not designed for gasoline. I know when i bought my 50 gal poly fuel tank with pump it specifically says not for use with gasoline.
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Yeah the first one says good for gasoline in multiple places but almost every other one I can find says diesel only. I really don’t know what the difference would be but I’m kinda iffy on the putting 50 gallons of gas in something that could very well be not made for gas at all. Anyone know what the difference between a gasoline one and a diesel one?
RjCorazza
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I suspect it's more a matter of certification of the tank itself, vapor recovery, and pump construction rather than the tank material itself.
I previously stored gasoline in a 55g drum with a manual crank pump. The purpose of storing my gasoline was for emergency generator use, and I cycled it into my vehicles every 2 years. Now that I have a pto generator, I store gasoline in (6) 5 gallon Jerry Cans for use each season in my walk behind and various trimmers.
I previously stored gasoline in a 55g drum with a manual crank pump. The purpose of storing my gasoline was for emergency generator use, and I cycled it into my vehicles every 2 years. Now that I have a pto generator, I store gasoline in (6) 5 gallon Jerry Cans for use each season in my walk behind and various trimmers.
I use these 14 gallon plastic caddies rated for gasoline, biggest I can still manhandle when full. I use gravity feed not the cheap handle pump. Had them over 5 yrs never much of a problem I own two and were pretty inexpensive back then, and I own, a non pictured gasoline rated metal with a manual vane pump it's 35 gallon I painted yellow and use solely for diesel. If it's a steel tank/nozzle used for gasoline it needs a ground clamp hooked to what your filling.
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grsthegreat
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On mine its the pump itself. Its not rated for volatility of gas.
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If you use a lot of gasoline, a larger tank might be helpful, but be aware that gas with ethanol has a shelf life of around 3 months.
Unless you use enough to be able to get it delivered, you also need to be able to transport the heavy tank to fill it.
The tank you link has fork pockets, so if you have forks, it could easily be loaded on a trailer or pickup.
Unless you use enough to be able to get it delivered, you also need to be able to transport the heavy tank to fill it.
The tank you link has fork pockets, so if you have forks, it could easily be loaded on a trailer or pickup.
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JCoastie
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there is also the issue of safely filling larger gasoline tanks. You are supposed to remove them from the back of the truck/trailer and put them on the ground to fill, then lift back into the truck/trailer while full to transport. I'd really like to go with something like the 15 gal fast-flo cans, but there is no way to safely fill them with gasoline unless you have a crane hoist on your truck.
For gasoline, you will almost always see a warning like this, which defeats the purpose of using a large tank.
For gasoline, you will almost always see a warning like this, which defeats the purpose of using a large tank.