Oil & Fuel Ideas for fuel transfer???

[wedge40]

Wait a few minutes and LBrown59 will post all about his set up. Or better yet you could do a search using his ID.

I would look into getting two 55 gal drums and a transfer pump. One would I would put in the truck and fill with fuel, the other I would keep on the ground and then transfer from the truck to ground and then from ground to tractor as needed. Thats what I plan on doing to with Gas once I get everything set up.

Wedge

 

[JMynes]

I really hate the new ventless gas cans. And they spill around twice as much gas, I fail to see how that's an environmental improvement.

Just bought a fill rite FRV700 pump this afternoon for the same reason. Going to put it on the oil tank for the house heat (common up here) and hard pipe it through the basement wall to a hydraulic quick connect that I'll put on the hose.

Am expecting this will save a world of hassle as well as cost, as I think the basement tank is 500 gallons, and gets refilled automatically (runs heat in winter, hot water year-round)

If anyone sees anything dumb in this idea, please point it out!

Not necessarily dumb, but there are a couple of issues:

1) You don't pay sales tax on heating oil, at least in Maine. It may be different where you are. Heating oil is sales tax exempt, but off-road diesel (which is the same thing) is taxed. So if the oil company gets wind of this, or some local authority, you could be in for a fine.

2) I accidently spilled some heating oil into the fuel tank of my tractor once (OK, maybe twice) last Summer. It ran fine, but had a real hard time starting when the cold weather came. And this was with Power Service mixed in. I switched to highway diesel and the troubles went away. Heating oil will gel in cold weather much easier than winter diesel. As long as your heating oil is in the warm cellar it flows good, but get it cold and you've got jello.

Good luck!

 

[Ken]

I now use a pump to a 55 gal drum to refuel the JD 4520. Since to tall to load standing on the ground from a 5 gal. container would have to lift the can to floor board of tractor. Then hold funnel lift can and pour into the tank. One day while stepping on to the floor board lifting the can and twisting to lift to refuel with ice and mud thick fell off the tractor spilling the diesel. Laying in cow manure,mud and cold tempertures. decided there was a better way.
At TSC bought a elec.12Volt pump that sits on 55 gal. drum loads quickly and uses regular service satation type of hose.
So far very little spillage and clean when finished filling.
When drum is empty easy to lift into the truck to refill.

ken

 

[Ductape]

Just bought a fill rite FRV700 pump this afternoon for the same reason. Going to put it on the oil tank for the house heat (common up here) and hard pipe it through the basement wall to a hydraulic quick connect that I'll put on the hose.


If anyone sees anything dumb in this idea, please point it out!

If it were me, I would at least hide your pump set-up somehow (maybe put a false birdhouse over it?). I plan to do the same, but I'm gonna leave the pump near the tanks and make it easily disconnected. Those oil delivery folks can be 'funny'.

 

[greggh]

The reason that I still use the 5 gal cans is that the distributor will not deliver unless I have a 300 gal tank. I can't afford that so the 5 gal. I've learned how to pour without much spillage so I can live with it. Also they wanted to lease me the tank. At this time I am not using the tractor full time so my needs are not as great as others.

 

[IMCA38]

How about getting a pickup transfer tank and mounting it permanently or semi-permanently on a small utility trailer? Then you could use either a hand pump or 12V pump to transfer into your tractor.

 

[heymack]

Get a 55 gallon drum, the cheapest fill-rite hand pump, a hose, filter and a few fittings and you'll be in business. To remove from your pickup truck, get one of these:

- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

All said, your investment will be less than $200, but well worth it considering the reduced aggravation and time spend filling small cans. It should also give you the opportunity (ie enough quantity) to buy dyed diesel from a local distributor.

 

[HCJ]

Get a 55 gallon drum, the cheapest fill-rite hand pump, a hose, filter and a few fittings and you'll be in business. To remove from your pickup truck, get one of these:

- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

All said, your investment will be less than $200, but well worth it considering the reduced aggravation and time spend filling small cans. It should also give you the opportunity (ie enough quantity) to buy dyed diesel from a local distributor.

Out of curiousity, do you remove it from your truck with your FEL or do you use a overhead winch or pulley system? That seems like the simplest system to go with. I like some of the fuel caddys, but they are over $500 and they don't seem to have any way to lift them from a truck. How long would you feel comfortable keeping fuel in a drum, and what additive would you put in it, if any? Thanks for your reply!

 

[LBrown59]

 

[radioman]

Wait a few minutes and LBrown59 will post all about his set up. Or better yet you could do a search using his ID.

I would look into getting two 55 gal drums and a transfer pump. One would I would put in the truck and fill with fuel, the other I would keep on the ground and then transfer from the truck to ground and then from ground to tractor as needed. Thats what I plan on doing to with Gas once I get everything set up.

Wedge

it never fails-he just posted his picture. again. must be his own masterpiece ?