How do you know when the fuel tank is full?

[tradosaurus]

Other threads that talk about the best fueling system. I have an 11 gal tank and I use an inexpensive battery powered pump. I put the 5 gal gas can on top of an inverted 5 gal bucket and then fuel from there.
I stand in the footwell area of the tractor and listen for the tank to get full. I haven't overfilled yet and have run through about 10 containers of diesel so far.

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[Industrial Toys]

I bet all those guys that stuck their fingers in there got cancer of the finger.

Not nice to have fuel oil spills inside. Stinks forever, but now you know how mother nature feels when you spill it outside.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Enough with the lifting and pouring 2 gallon cans through a big funnel. I need something easier on my back. I have a 7.4 gallon tank whose fill port is chest high, above the 3 pt.

I think a hand-crank pump on a small tank would be perfectly convenient and reasonable, except for one question: how do I know how full the tank is?

Do I keep stopping and looking in there with a flashlight? Do simple hand-powered pumps and nozzles have automatic shutoffs? Do I count the turns? Is there some gadget I can stick in there to signal when fuel is near the top of the tank? Or once you get the hang of it, is it very little trouble to get it right?

The barn doesn't need to stink of diesel fuel. I work in there!

How about establishing by experiment, a correlation between your fuel gauge and how much you need to fill it back up.

Then siphon or pump in a gallon less using one of the convenient setups available on Amazon.​

Then, if you really need a full load, use a 1 gallon can to top off manually. :confused3:​

 

[TheMan419]

Other threads that talk about the best fueling system. I have an 11 gal tank and I use an inexpensive battery powered pump. I put the 5 gal gas can on top of an inverted 5 gal bucket and then fuel from there.
I stand in the footwell area of the tractor and listen for the tank to get full. I haven't overfilled yet and have run through about 10 containers of diesel so far.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072MK7CSJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use the HF version of this pump. Paid like $8 for it. I set the 5 gal can on the hood and fill away. So I can see the fill port. Great on the back as well.

 

[oosik]

Man - do I ever hear what you are saying. My fill port is above the 3-point arms also. I fill up EVERY time I use the tractor. Keeps the tank full - less condensation - less time holding my 5 gallon Jerry cans "up high". I just fill until I hear the sound of the diesel fuel coming back up the fill pipe.

However - my time is coming. The Jerry cans are not getting any lighter. I dread going to some type of fuel delivery system. I've done my fills the same way for 38 years now and never even once had any problems with water in the fuel. Every fuel delivery system I've seen draws the fuel from the bottom of the container. I'm very careful and the last pint or so in the Jerry can goes into a separate container. For other uses. No water - no condensation.

 

[WranglerX]

Probably best solution would be the style that fits in PU bed, and you can fill at local "diesel o-rama & stuff" and then pump into tractor at tractors site, many have auto click off valves on hose.... But we being cheap tractor owners and liking to make things more complicated probably will not consider this...

Dale

 

[PILOON]

When I used to fuel aircraft over the wing our fuel trucks did not have automatic shut offs. We stuck a finger in the hole with the nozzle. When your finger gets wet or cold, you stop.

LOL, I also did that when filling my Cessna!

 

[PILOON]

That goes for the middle of the night too when you don't turn the lights on ....


:shocked:

LOL, almost wet my drawers over that one!
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I located on a china website a small 12 volt pump that fits into the filler necks of most 5 gal fuel cans.
Comes complete with DC power cord an, switch and battery clips and even spare impellor.
A screen filters and crud B4 it gets pumped.
For shipping reasons no filler hose is included but it is 5/8" and easy to find locally. I used heater hose as it is designed for oily 'under hood' environments as well remains flexible in cold.
Price is in the $10-12 range.

Basically a modified boating bilge pump and comes with the caution to NEVER pump gasoline.
Works so well I ordered a spare 'just in case'.

Sorry that I can't find the link but a search should find it on AliBabba

Not the fastest but for fuelling CUTs ideal as it takes me all of 2-3 mins to fill mine.
I even wired a dedicated power outlet for convenience.

 

[SmallChange]

When your feet get wet STOP !

I did. That's why I'm looking for something better.

 

[RjCorazza]

Life is too short. I use a truck mounted transfer tank with an auto shutoff nozzle. No lifting, no overfilling, and the fuel gets an additional run through a filter.